Negotiations are now underway in Iran to end the war, with experts widely agreeing that the Iranian government has the upper hand. But if the regime emerges from the war stronger than before, what does that mean for the people of Iran? talk to carter sherman Shireen JaffreyA world-renowned journalist focusing on the Middle East,
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movie Pressure, The film, starring Brendan Fraser as General Dwight D. Eisenhower, opens with a bloody scene on the beach. But this is not D-Day, although at first glance it seems so. This is Exercise Tiger, sometimes known as Operation Tiger, the dress rehearsal for the Normandy invasion that changed the history and fate of
If you felt a disturbance in the force earlier this week, it was probably just the Book Riot editorial team making both literal and spiritual exclamation points about it. news Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s next novel is a World War II spy story. due out March 9, 2027 (bust that preorder button), Miss Lambert steps
A containership at the Port of Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg) June 16, 2026 11:31 am, EDT key takeaways: U.S. import prices rose 1.9% in May, matching April’s increase, with the increase driven by higher costs of plastics, air travel and computer equipment, BLS data showed on June 16. The surge reflects inflationary pressures linked to
A sign displaying the price of regular gasoline and diesel fuel at a Citgo gas station in Brewer, Maine on June 8. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg) June 16, 2026 8:44 am, EDT key takeaways: A temporary US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has begun to ease oil prices, but consumers are unlikely to see immediate
The US and Iran have reached a tentative deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, but competing claims from Donald Trump and Tehran have left the details uncertain. Questions remain over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, and the future of Iran’s nuclear program. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to
The American flag flies next to a One9 Fuel stop sign displaying diesel and unleaded gas prices in Wilmington, Ohio, on June 10. (Caroline Caster/AP) June 15, 2026 8:13 am, EDT | Update: June 15, 2026 11:40 am, EDT key takeaways: Oil prices fell after Iran announced a temporary deal to end the war and