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Iran says it is winning the negotiations with Trump on ending the war​


Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Sunday interpreted history in suggesting Iran is winning the negotiations with President Trump to end the nearly three-month conflict.

Baqaei, whose country has been battered by the war, posted on the social platform X an image depicting an Iranian archaeological site that shows the Roman emperor Marcus Julius Philippus bowing before the leader of the ancient Iranian empire.


“In the Roman mind, Rome was the undisputed center of the world. Yet the Iranians shattered that illusion; when Marcus Julius Philippus (Philip the Arab) marched east against Persia, the campaign did not result in Roman victory — it ended in a peace established on Sasanian terms: the emperor had to come to terms!” Baqaei wrote on X.

The social media post came amid reports that the two sides are nearing a deal. Trump on Saturday said a deal was close.

Iran has repeatedly sought to needle Trump on social media while making arguments to the rest of the world that are meant to defend its stance in the conflict while putting down the U.S. side. Baqaei’s latest post appeared to be of that tradition.
 



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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...-barbecue-joints-close-meat-prices-skyrocket/

Some of Texas’s oldest barbecue joints close as meat prices skyrocket

HOUSTON — If the Texas barbecue industry had an alarm, it would be the spreadsheet that Russell Roegels uses to track the price of brisket. On a recent morning, sitting at a quiet table in his suburban restaurant, he pointed to the number at the top of the column: $5.56. That’s the price he pays for a pound of the most important item on any barbecue menu in Texas.

Over the past year, that number has risen 28percent, a reflection of the spiking meat prices that have dented the pocketbooks of average grocery store customers nationwide. Inside the kitchens of Texas’s more than 3,000 barbecue purveyors, whose very existence depends on a plentiful and affordable supply of quality beef, the effect has been close to cataclysmal.

Roegels, 53, grew up working at a barbecue joint and has run his own since 2001, serving some of Houston’s elite and their friends, including former president George H.W. Bush, NFL veteran Gary Kubiak and former Astros pitcher Andy Pettitte. He used to be able to offset the high wholesale cost by selling other meats and side dishes. But this year he realized that wasn’t enough. So Roegels made the risky decision to raise the price he charges customers for brisket by $2, to $35 a pound — a 6 percent increase — and hoped his clientele wouldn’t defect.

“This is as bad as it gets,” he said of escalating beef prices. “Everybody’s at risk these days: You’re one bad week from closing.”

This year, Russell Roegels of Roegels Barbecue Co. upped the menu price of brisket by 6 percent. (Antranik Tavitian/For The Washington Post)

Roegels isn’t exaggerating. The culinary crisis driven by skyrocketing meat prices has contributed to the closures of some of Texas’s beloved barbecue joints: Brett’s BBQ Shop to the west of Houston, known for its barbacoa tacos; Kirby’s BBQ to the north with its signature increasingly expensive oak-smoked brisket; Sabar BBQ, with its Pakistani fusion sausage, in Fort Worth; Wright On Taco & BBQ in East Texas.
 
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How the Iran war is hitting America’s farm loans​


American farmers are increasingly a source of worry for the nation’s banks.

The conflict in the Middle East has sent fuel and fertilizer costs surging, the latest challenge for U.S. farmers after President Trump’s tariffs last year stifled exports of vital crops. The pressures are showing up in farm loans, with demand for funding rising as farmers look to handle the higher costs.

An index gauging repayment rates on farm loans fell in the first quarter from a year ago, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which surveys lenders in five Midwestern states. That marked the 10th straight quarter of declines.

“We’re watching our clients very, very closely,” said Mike McKay, who leads agriculture-business lending for KeyBank. “There’s a lot of dynamics out there that could change tomorrow.”

Farmers are slashing expenses wherever possible, with some planting fewer seeds or switching to crops that require less fertilizer. Others are cultivating the same crops, but opting to use less fertilizer, raising the likelihood of lower yields.
 

Donald Trump Shares AI Mugshot Image Of Obama​

The AI image showed Obama and others framed as if they had been arrested. Obama’s outfit appeared to be a different color from the rest, making him stand out in the graphic.

The post continued Trump’s long-running claim that his political enemies weaponized the justice system against him. He has frequently accused Democrats, prosecutors, and former Obama-era officials of targeting him unfairly.

The new post also came after Trump recently reshared messages calling for Obama’s arrest. One of the posts he amplified claimed Obama and others should be arrested, prosecuted, and jailed for “treachery, treason, and seditious conspiracy.”

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