The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• Trump downplays talks for ceasefire deal with Iran, claiming military victory. ‘It doesn’t matter. From the standpoint of America, we win’ [2d]
• Appeals court says national security implications of halting White House ballroom construction must be weighed [2d]
• ‘This is the last warning.’ Iran threatens U.S. warships after they throw down the gauntlet for winner-take-all Strait of Hormuz [2d]
• Some communities are enduring unprecedented long waits on federal disaster requests, and Democrat-led states say they’re being denied [2d]
• The petrodollar faces increased risk, but a petroyuan is ‘far-fetched’ as fears of U.S. losing superpower status are overhyped, strategist says [2d]