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July 01, 2026
Good morning! Today is Wednesday, July 1st 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Jude Russo warns that both Washington and Tehran are poised to squander their leverage in the Iran peace talks, with American negotiators misreading Hezbollah and Iran floating a fantastical $40 billion Hormuz toll scheme. Kushner and Witkoff landed in Doha as talks stretched into their thirteenth day, but Tehran flatly denied any plans for direct meetings, while Moody's estimates the war has cost the average American household roughly a thousand dollars. Presumptive British Prime Minister…
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