U.S. attacks Iran for a second day and Maine Democrats race to replace Graham Platner: Morning Rundown

In today’s newsletter: The U.S. and Iran trade strikes in new round of attacks. Democrats race to pick a replacement candidate for Graham Platner. And the surprising snubs from this year’s Emmy nominations. Here’s what to know today. U.S. attacks Iran for a second day; Tehran fires back at Gulf states The U.S. and Iran traded attacks overnight into today, intensifying an exchange that has threatened the collapse of their agreement to end the war. This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. The American military said it hit around 90 targets in airstrikes across Iran, hours after President Donald Trump said he considered the tenuous ceasefire between the two countries over, following Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran retaliated with attacks on at least three Gulf states — a wave of strikes that sparked alerts in U.S. allies Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait — as the two sides accused each other of violating the terms of their interim deal. The two days of renewed fighting cast doubt on whether Washington and Tehran remained committed to reaching a final deal to end the war, which was launched by the U.S. and Israel in February. Asked about the status of the ceasefire on Wednesday at the NATO summit in Turkey’s capital Ankara, Trump said, “It’s a very interesting question to me. I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore.” Speaking with reporters later that day aboard Air Force One, Trump insisted that Iran was desperate to make a deal with the U.S., despite the recent escalation in hostilities. He said Tehran had called him over peace efforts. “I just don’t know that they’re worthy of making a deal,” he said. “I don’t know that they’re going to honor the deal. That’s the problem.” There may be few options left for Trump, analysts say. “His pessimism in not getting a final agreement, I think, is well placed, but that doesn’t mean that, you know, the no war, no agreement, no peace situation is also sustainable,” said Ali Vaez, Iran project director for the International Crisis Group think tank. The two days of renewed fighting cast doubt on whether Washington and Tehran remained committed to reaching a final deal to end the war, which was launched by the U.S. and Israel in February.