June 02, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jun 2, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, June 2nd 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Iran suspends ceasefire talks with Washington over Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon, as oil surges past $97 and Tehran weighs closing the Strait of Hormuz. Andrew Day warns the Iran and Ukraine wars are dangerously intertwined, with Moscow helping Tehran target U.S. assets while American interceptor stockpiles run dry. Russian elites now openly wonder whether Trump will run the same negotiate-then-strike playbook on them that he ran on Iran, dimming hopes for any deal. and now for the…