June 12, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jun 12, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Friday, June 12th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. As the Iran war grinds into its 104th day with overnight U.S. strikes, retaliatory Iranian attacks on Gulf bases, and a whiplash announcement of a phantom peace framework, Josh Paul argues Trump holds a far stronger hand against Netanyahu than Washington seems to realize. Wholesale prices posted their largest annual jump since 2022, driven by a war-fueled surge in gasoline, as the European Central Bank hikes rates and the Federal Reserve faces a painful choice next week. In London, the…