The New Deal That Could Lock in Iran’s Control of the Strait, and the $7 Billion Trump’s Not Spending

Plus, where are you supposed to practice the bagpipes?

Here’s what we’re covering:

An Emerging Deal Could Cement Iran’s Control of Strait of Hormuz, by David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt

The Iran War’s Forgotten Captives: Sailors Trapped in the Persian Gulf, by Jenny Gross and Peter Eavis

Pirro Meets With Trump at the White House After He Said She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case, by Erica L. Green, Katie Rogers, Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman

Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn’t Spending It., by Emily Badger and Alicia Parlapiano

New Zealand Has Ended Greyhound Racing. Now It Has to Manage the Aftermath., by Emanuel Stoakes

The Bagpiper’s Endless Quest for a Place to Practice, by Andrew Keh

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