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NYTIMES (Richard Pérez-Peña) - The (Mostly) Unanswered Questions at the Heart of a U.S.-Iran Accord

The short-term truce hasn’t been made public, and the long-term peace deal it is supposed to yield doesn’t exist yet, so there is much still unknown about any agreement between the adversaries.

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Scoop: CIA director doubts Iran's intentions on deal, sources say

CIA Director John Ratcliffe told President Trump and other senior officials that intelligence gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies raised serious doubts about Iran's willingness to make the nuclear concessions the U.S. is seeking in any final deal, according to three sources familiar with those discussions. Friction point: Ratcliffe isn't the only skeptic in Trump's top team. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have both expressed concerns and raised questions about the deal in internal discussions, while Vice President Vance and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner advocated for it, according to two of the sources. Behind the scenes: There were a series of high-level meetings about the deal…

NYTIMES (Ephrat Livni) - Will Commercial Ships Have to Pay to Pass Through the Strait of Hormuz? Maybe.

Charging a toll is illegal under international law, but some fees are allowed for services. It is not clear what services Iran would provide, but there were no fees charged before the war.

NYTIMES (Tony Romm) - Potential End of War Tests Trump’s Promise of Quick Economic Rebound

Gas prices and other goods could remain elevated for months, adding to the political challenge facing the White House in the midterm elections.

NYTIMES (Kenneth P. Vogel and Christina Jewett) - How Kratom, an Addictive Gas Station Drug, Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet

With support from Markwayne Mullin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the kratom industry is pursuing a potentially lucrative policy. Mr. Mullin owns equity in a company that could benefit.