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| Iran, Lagarde, Merkel: Your Wednesday Briefing | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| We’re covering new female leaders in the E.U., squalid conditions at U.S. border centers and a sand surplus in Greenland. | We’re covering new female leaders in the E.U., squalid conditions at U.S. border centers and a sand surplus in Greenland. |
| Buying Iranian oil isn’t illegal under international law, but many foreign companies fear being punished by the sanctions imposed by the U.S. last year when it withdrew from the 2015 nuclear accord. | Buying Iranian oil isn’t illegal under international law, but many foreign companies fear being punished by the sanctions imposed by the U.S. last year when it withdrew from the 2015 nuclear accord. |
| Some shipping fleets, particularly those from China, have defied the restrictions by “going dark” — disabling automated tracking systems — to pick up cargo in Iranian ports, according to commercial analysts and intelligence from the authorities in Israel, a foe of Iran. | Some shipping fleets, particularly those from China, have defied the restrictions by “going dark” — disabling automated tracking systems — to pick up cargo in Iranian ports, according to commercial analysts and intelligence from the authorities in Israel, a foe of Iran. |
| Impact: American and Israeli intelligence agencies say Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps is deeply entwined with the country’s petrochemical industry. Undercutting the sanctions keeps funds flowing to the group and reduces pressure on Iran to return to talks about its nuclear program. | Impact: American and Israeli intelligence agencies say Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps is deeply entwined with the country’s petrochemical industry. Undercutting the sanctions keeps funds flowing to the group and reduces pressure on Iran to return to talks about its nuclear program. |
| “The Daily”: In our latest episode, a national security reporter for The Times discusses what Iran can learn from North Korea about relations with the U.S. | “The Daily”: In our latest episode, a national security reporter for The Times discusses what Iran can learn from North Korea about relations with the U.S. |
| European leaders named two conservative women for the bloc’s most important jobs. | European leaders named two conservative women for the bloc’s most important jobs. |
| Ursula von der Leyen, Germany’s center-right defense minister, was nominated to lead the European Commission. If confirmed, she will be the first woman to lead the E.U.’s most important institution. | Ursula von der Leyen, Germany’s center-right defense minister, was nominated to lead the European Commission. If confirmed, she will be the first woman to lead the E.U.’s most important institution. |
| And Christine Lagarde, the French managing director of the International Monetary Fund, will lead the European Central Bank. | And Christine Lagarde, the French managing director of the International Monetary Fund, will lead the European Central Bank. |
| Von der Leyen: A medical doctor and economist by training, she is likely to bring a fervor for more European integration. She has said she wants a “United States of Europe,” a goal that could prove difficult. She will also deal with the chaos surrounding Brexit. | Von der Leyen: A medical doctor and economist by training, she is likely to bring a fervor for more European integration. She has said she wants a “United States of Europe,” a goal that could prove difficult. She will also deal with the chaos surrounding Brexit. |
| Lagarde: She was the first chairwoman of the Chicago-based law firm Baker McKenzie, and the first woman to become finance minister of a Group of 8 economy. And she is surely the first central banker who was a competitive synchronized swimmer. | Lagarde: She was the first chairwoman of the Chicago-based law firm Baker McKenzie, and the first woman to become finance minister of a Group of 8 economy. And she is surely the first central banker who was a competitive synchronized swimmer. |
| Her legacy at the I.M.F. includes the fund’s largest bailout, a $57 billion deal with Argentina credited with averting a default. Read our profile of her here. | Her legacy at the I.M.F. includes the fund’s largest bailout, a $57 billion deal with Argentina credited with averting a default. Read our profile of her here. |
| Other new leaders: Charles Michel, the acting prime minister of Belgium, will serve as the European Council president. At 43, he is among the youngest European leaders, though he grew up surrounded by politics. He is known for being a deft coalition-builder. | Other new leaders: Charles Michel, the acting prime minister of Belgium, will serve as the European Council president. At 43, he is among the youngest European leaders, though he grew up surrounded by politics. He is known for being a deft coalition-builder. |
| Overcrowded, squalid conditions are more widespread at migrant centers along the southwestern border than initially revealed, the Department of Homeland Security’s independent watchdog said Tuesday. | Overcrowded, squalid conditions are more widespread at migrant centers along the southwestern border than initially revealed, the Department of Homeland Security’s independent watchdog said Tuesday. |
| A new report from the watchdog, the Office of Inspector General, describes standing-room-only cells, children without showers and hot meals, and detainees clamoring desperately for release. | A new report from the watchdog, the Office of Inspector General, describes standing-room-only cells, children without showers and hot meals, and detainees clamoring desperately for release. |
| Details: Inspectors found that many migrants were given only wet wipes to clean themselves and bologna sandwiches to eat, causing constipation and other health problems. | Details: Inspectors found that many migrants were given only wet wipes to clean themselves and bologna sandwiches to eat, causing constipation and other health problems. |
| Overcrowding was so severe that when the agency’s internal inspectors visited some of the facilities, migrants banged on cells and pressed notes to windows begging for help. | Overcrowding was so severe that when the agency’s internal inspectors visited some of the facilities, migrants banged on cells and pressed notes to windows begging for help. |
| The German leader was seen shaking in public twice in a matter of days, and it was largely played down in a country that is fiercely protective of privacy. | The German leader was seen shaking in public twice in a matter of days, and it was largely played down in a country that is fiercely protective of privacy. |
| Under the surface, though, the last several days have for some prompted an occasion to revisit the topic of her succession. | Under the surface, though, the last several days have for some prompted an occasion to revisit the topic of her succession. |
| Looking ahead: Ms. Merkel’s anointed successor, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who last fall won the contest to succeed the chancellor as head of their conservative party, has seen her approval rating drop sharply in recent weeks. | Looking ahead: Ms. Merkel’s anointed successor, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who last fall won the contest to succeed the chancellor as head of their conservative party, has seen her approval rating drop sharply in recent weeks. |
| Possible rivals — like Armin Laschet, the leader of Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia; and Markus Söder, the leader of Bavaria’s conservatives, who pair with Ms. Merkel’s party nationally — are being floated as alternative candidates. | Possible rivals — like Armin Laschet, the leader of Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia; and Markus Söder, the leader of Bavaria’s conservatives, who pair with Ms. Merkel’s party nationally — are being floated as alternative candidates. |
| The island’s melting ice sheet is releasing not just water, but also sediment, which researchers believe could be used to feed the global demand for sand. | The island’s melting ice sheet is releasing not just water, but also sediment, which researchers believe could be used to feed the global demand for sand. |
| The idea raises questions that go beyond science — about Greenland’s economic future and the appropriateness of capitalizing on climate change. | The idea raises questions that go beyond science — about Greenland’s economic future and the appropriateness of capitalizing on climate change. |
| Dubai princess defects: Princess Haya, the most visible and glamorous of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s six wives, fled to London with their two children. She is seeking a divorce, a member of Dubai’s royal family said, and political asylum in Britain. | Dubai princess defects: Princess Haya, the most visible and glamorous of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s six wives, fled to London with their two children. She is seeking a divorce, a member of Dubai’s royal family said, and political asylum in Britain. |
| Benghazi: An airstrike hit a detention center for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital, killing at least 40 people, a health official in the country’s United Nations-supported government said. | Benghazi: An airstrike hit a detention center for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital, killing at least 40 people, a health official in the country’s United Nations-supported government said. |
| Trump’s taxes: The U.S. House filed a lawsuit to force the Treasury Department to turn over the president’s tax documents, escalating a fight with an administration that has repeatedly dismissed as illegitimate its attempt to obtain the financial records. | Trump’s taxes: The U.S. House filed a lawsuit to force the Treasury Department to turn over the president’s tax documents, escalating a fight with an administration that has repeatedly dismissed as illegitimate its attempt to obtain the financial records. |
| Georgia: The country’s richest man — Bidzina Ivanishvili, who has built himself a private zoo — stands in the way of a $2.5 billion deep-water port that could transform the nation’s reputation and bring it out of Russia’s shadow, making it friendlier to Western investors. | Georgia: The country’s richest man — Bidzina Ivanishvili, who has built himself a private zoo — stands in the way of a $2.5 billion deep-water port that could transform the nation’s reputation and bring it out of Russia’s shadow, making it friendlier to Western investors. |
| Russia: Fourteen sailors died in a fire on a deep-sea Russian military vessel, the military said on Tuesday. The authorities did not say if the vessel was powered by a nuclear reactor, but some media reports said the stricken vessel was a nuclear-powered submarine. | Russia: Fourteen sailors died in a fire on a deep-sea Russian military vessel, the military said on Tuesday. The authorities did not say if the vessel was powered by a nuclear reactor, but some media reports said the stricken vessel was a nuclear-powered submarine. |
| Snapshot: Above, an eclipse as pictured in Buenos Aires. The total solar eclipse, the first since August 2017, covered parts of South America, from Chile to Argentina. | Snapshot: Above, an eclipse as pictured in Buenos Aires. The total solar eclipse, the first since August 2017, covered parts of South America, from Chile to Argentina. |
| Women’s World Cup: The U.S. returned to the World Cup final with a 2-1 victory over England last night in Lyon, France. What appeared to be a tying goal for England was ruled offside, drawing the ire of many fans of the Lionesses. | Women’s World Cup: The U.S. returned to the World Cup final with a 2-1 victory over England last night in Lyon, France. What appeared to be a tying goal for England was ruled offside, drawing the ire of many fans of the Lionesses. |
| Paris couture: Something has happened to the identity of European fashion, writes our chief fashion critic: “Steadily, quietly, seemingly overnight (though obviously not), it has become defined by women: not those to whom it caters, but those in charge.” | Paris couture: Something has happened to the identity of European fashion, writes our chief fashion critic: “Steadily, quietly, seemingly overnight (though obviously not), it has become defined by women: not those to whom it caters, but those in charge.” |
| Arctic fox: A tagged fox trekked 2,175 miles from Norway to Canada in 76 days, “the fastest movement rate ever recorded” for the species, stunned researchers said. | Arctic fox: A tagged fox trekked 2,175 miles from Norway to Canada in 76 days, “the fastest movement rate ever recorded” for the species, stunned researchers said. |
| Cold brew or iced? Which one is better? What’s the difference? We’ve got answers. | Cold brew or iced? Which one is better? What’s the difference? We’ve got answers. |
| What we’re reading: This article in Jezebel. Jessica Grose, the editor of NYT Parenting, writes, “We recently wrote about how celebrities became influential in the world of vaccines, but Anna Merlan has been covering the subject for years. Her most recent piece is about getting kicked out of America’s biggest anti-vaccine conference.” | What we’re reading: This article in Jezebel. Jessica Grose, the editor of NYT Parenting, writes, “We recently wrote about how celebrities became influential in the world of vaccines, but Anna Merlan has been covering the subject for years. Her most recent piece is about getting kicked out of America’s biggest anti-vaccine conference.” |
| Cook: The ingredients for a Caprese salad work especially well in a weeknight chicken dinner. | Cook: The ingredients for a Caprese salad work especially well in a weeknight chicken dinner. |
| Watch: “Stranger Things” returns to Netflix for Season 3 tomorrow. Here’s where we left off. | Watch: “Stranger Things” returns to Netflix for Season 3 tomorrow. Here’s where we left off. |
| Listen: It’s eerie how effective Juice WRLD’s melancholy sing-rapping feels when aligned with the aspirated chill of Ellie Goulding on “Hate Me,” writes our critic. | Listen: It’s eerie how effective Juice WRLD’s melancholy sing-rapping feels when aligned with the aspirated chill of Ellie Goulding on “Hate Me,” writes our critic. |
| Read: Clare Clark’s novel “In the Full Light of the Sun” was inspired by a notorious forgery case that ensnared a famous art critic. | Read: Clare Clark’s novel “In the Full Light of the Sun” was inspired by a notorious forgery case that ensnared a famous art critic. |
| Smarter Living: If you’re the “only” in a group setting — whether you’re a woman, a person of color or another minority — don’t underestimate the importance of your presence. Study after study shows that companies with greater diversity have better performance and are more productive. Here are some more tips about how to navigate your outsider status, including advice on how to be an advocate for yourself. | Smarter Living: If you’re the “only” in a group setting — whether you’re a woman, a person of color or another minority — don’t underestimate the importance of your presence. Study after study shows that companies with greater diversity have better performance and are more productive. Here are some more tips about how to navigate your outsider status, including advice on how to be an advocate for yourself. |
| And, since there’s technically no such thing as a “guilty pleasure,” go ahead and watch that trashy show. | And, since there’s technically no such thing as a “guilty pleasure,” go ahead and watch that trashy show. |
| The U.S. defeated England in the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday. | The U.S. defeated England in the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday. |
| So why is the sport called soccer in the U.S. and very few other places, including Canada, Australia and South Africa, but football in England and most of the rest of the world? | So why is the sport called soccer in the U.S. and very few other places, including Canada, Australia and South Africa, but football in England and most of the rest of the world? |
| It’s generally accepted that “soccer” or “socca’” began as British shorthand for “association football” to distinguish it from “rugby football,” which is a different game. | It’s generally accepted that “soccer” or “socca’” began as British shorthand for “association football” to distinguish it from “rugby football,” which is a different game. |
| Take the abbreviation for “association” (“assoc.”) and combine it with the propensity for British slang to add “-er” (like “rugger” for rugby and “brekkers” for breakfast), and you finally, sort of, get “soccer.” | Take the abbreviation for “association” (“assoc.”) and combine it with the propensity for British slang to add “-er” (like “rugger” for rugby and “brekkers” for breakfast), and you finally, sort of, get “soccer.” |
| The Oxford English Dictionary documents the earliest written use of the word in an 1889 letter by the poet Ernest Dowson (“I absolutely decline to see socca’ matches,” he wrote). Others trace it to a few years earlier. | The Oxford English Dictionary documents the earliest written use of the word in an 1889 letter by the poet Ernest Dowson (“I absolutely decline to see socca’ matches,” he wrote). Others trace it to a few years earlier. |
| Americans soon seized on “soccer” to distinguish the game from their own vastly different version of football. | Americans soon seized on “soccer” to distinguish the game from their own vastly different version of football. |
| That’s it for this briefing. We’ll be off for the long July 4 holiday weekend in the U.S., and we will see you on Monday. | That’s it for this briefing. We’ll be off for the long July 4 holiday weekend in the U.S., and we will see you on Monday. |
| — Melina | — Melina |
| Thank youAlisha Haridasani Gupta helped compile today’s briefing. Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford wrote the break from the news. Victoria Shannon, on the briefings team, wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. | Thank youAlisha Haridasani Gupta helped compile today’s briefing. Mark Josephson and Eleanor Stanford wrote the break from the news. Victoria Shannon, on the briefings team, wrote today’s Back Story. You can reach the team at briefing@nytimes.com. |
| P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is about the signals that President Trump may be sending to Iran as he cultivates a relationship with North Korea. • Here’s today’s Mini Crossword puzzle, and a clue: Any spade in the card game Spades (5 letters). You can find all our puzzles here. • Rory Smith, the chief soccer correspondent for The New York Times, used to cover ... football for The Times of London. | P.S.• We’re listening to “The Daily.” Our latest episode is about the signals that President Trump may be sending to Iran as he cultivates a relationship with North Korea. • Here’s today’s Mini Crossword puzzle, and a clue: Any spade in the card game Spades (5 letters). You can find all our puzzles here. • Rory Smith, the chief soccer correspondent for The New York Times, used to cover ... football for The Times of London. |