SCOOP: US forces have intercepted and SEIZED a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of #Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter tell me, @GaripPatricia @BenBartenstein. The move marks a SERIOUS escalation of tensions between the two countries. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Watch: US and Iran Move Closer to Deal Despite Hormuz Skirmishes (with @EenaRuffini @DavidGura @EMPosts) bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Count it! #USMNT

Why have US-#Iran negotiations to end the war taken two months? In part because proposals from American negotiators wind their way through a circuitous diplomatic path, often involving human couriers on the Iranian side to conceal the whereabouts of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who was wounded early in the US and Israeli campaign. With the Iranian authorities fearing that he’s a potential target for assassination, his location is a closely held secret. Negotiations also rely on Pakistani officials passing US proposals and responses onward via telephone calls and in-person visits to Tehran before the couriers are dispatched. US officials, analysts and people familiar with the matter say the negotiations are less actual talks and more a cumbersome process in which messages take days to move back and forth. The people asked not to be identified discussing the format of talks that have taken place well outside the spotlight. My story with @pat_syk @FionamMacDonald @iainmarlow @nwadhams bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The US and #Iran may sign an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the sidelines of the #G7 world leaders summit next week, according to senior officials. HUGE scoop from @FionamMacDonald bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Great piece from @EMPosts @pat_syk @FionamMacDonald here on complicated logistics of the Iran "talks" with great graphic from Adrienne Tong bloomberg.com/authors/AXptkk… bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Así vivieron los últimos segundos del primer partido del #mundialdefútbol en el Instituto Cultural Mexicano en Washington. ¡Una victoria para la selección mexicana! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 @MexCultureDC

Anunoby with the tip heard round the world! #NBAFinals

The US has begun additional strikes on #Iran, Centcom says

#CUBA EXCLUSIVE: A Florida trading company is in advanced talks to send #Cuba the biggest cargo of US fuel since the Eisenhower administration as the island nation contends with an acute energy crisis. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office that the US will return to striking #Iran "very hard..."

Great to meet NYC's homegrown star, @AlvaradoJose15. But next time, Jose, just call me. Let’s go Knicks!

@EMPosts y yo en NYC 2019 vs. 2025

The New York Knicks last won the NBA Championship in 1973, when Willis Reed was the finals MVP. Fifty-three years.

I'm rooting so hard for "Two Strangers Carry a Cake..." #TonyAwards

Sunday sunset

Best #TonyAwards opening number ever?