Trump Flip-Flops on Strait of Hormuz Plan, and U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Spreads
7/15/20269 min
Plus, Chipotle is coming to Mexico.
Here’s what we’re covering:
In Iran, Trump Has Found an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate, by Peter Baker
Inflation Slowed During Pause in War With Iran, by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith
ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week, by Madeleine Ngo, Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General, by Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer
E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case, by Ed Shanahan and Jonah E. Bromwich
Cyclospora Cases Rise Rapidly, With No Source Yet Confirmed, by Caroline Hopkins Legaspi
Chipotle to Sell Its Mexican-Inspired Fast Food in Mexico, by Claire Moses
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:29
[instrumental music] From The New York Times, it's the Headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today is Wednesday, July 15th. Here's what we're covering. After announcing a drastic plan for the US to charge ships a fee to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump quickly backtracked on his own proposal yesterday.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:55
Frankly, it's better, 'cause I don't like the idea of a fee. It's gotta remain free, because other- otherwise others will do the same thing.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:01
And he returned to the approach he had at the start of the war, that the US will strike Iran, quote, "very hard" until the country agrees to make a peace deal. US forces carried out a new round of attacks overnight that stretched for seven hours.
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:16
The only way you can negotiate with these people is through strength, and the only strength is military strength.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:22
Analysts say the abrupt flip-flop underscores how much Trump seems to be relying on impulse and improvisation as he tries to confront