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Thursday, June 4, 2026 · Morning Dispatch
From the Editor
Day 97. Yesterday I wrote that Wall Street and the oil market couldn’t both be right. Overnight made the argument for me — Iranian missiles hit Kuwait and Bahrain, Washington answered on Qeshm Island, the biggest exchange since the April ceasefire — and the S&P finally flinched, down three-quarters of a percent while oil pushed toward $96. Trump still promises a deal ‘this weekend.’ Araghchi says there’s been no real progress. The House voted to end the war; the president called the vote meaningless, and on the mechanics he’s probably right, which is the depressing part. Ninety-seven days in, the pattern is almost reliable: the louder the talk of deals, the worse the nights get. I’m still watching the frozen funds, not the podiums. Back tomorrow.
— T.
The Run Down
CEASEFIRE
Lebanon and Israel Agree to Ceasefire Terms; Hezbollah, Left Out of the Room, Says No
Round 4 in Washington produced a complete halt to Hezbollah fire, its fighters out of the South Litani sector, and “pilot zones” under exclusive Lebanese army control — and within hours Hezbollah, which had no seat at the table, rejected the terms.
WAR POWERS
House Votes 215–208 to Order an End to the Iran War; Trump Calls It “Meaningless”
Four Republicans — Massie, Fitzpatrick, Barrett and Davidson — joined every Democrat in the first chamber-passed rebuke of the 97-day war, and Trump branded them “GRANDSTANDERS.”
GULF
Kuwait Puts Airport Toll at One Dead, 63 Injured as Gulf Fire Pauses
Kuwait City tallied Wednesday’s drone hit on its passenger terminal while CENTCOM said it downed Iranian drones and struck an IRGC ground station.
MARKETS
Broadcom Slide Drags Futures; Oil Eases Off $96 on the Lebanon Deal
Nasdaq futures fell 1.3% premarket as Broadcom dropped about 12% on an unchanged AI-chip outlook, a day after the S&P 500 closed down 0.7% from Tuesday’s record.
TEHRAN
Iran Marks 37 Years Since Khomeini’s Death With a Warning About Division at Home
A message read for Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei cast Iran’s enemies as beaten on the battlefield and now working to sow division inside the country.
GAZA
Overnight Strikes on Gaza City Apartments Kill Nine, Four of Them Children
Sources at al-Shifa Hospital said the attacks came without warning while families slept, with fires trapping residents in burning apartments.
SPORTS
Brunson’s 30 Take Finals Game 1 in San Antonio; Mariners’ Streak Stops at Eight
New York beat the Spurs 105–95 with 13 of Brunson’s points in the fourth, and the Mets snapped Seattle’s run 7–1.
NORTHWEST
SR 18 Closes Fully at I-90 Tonight; Northbound I-5 Through Seattle Shuts for the Weekend
Paving takes SR 18 down at the interchange from 9 PM Thursday to 5 AM Monday, while Revive I-5 work closes northbound lanes through downtown the same weekend.
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