The Key Players in the U.S.-Iran Talks, and the Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s

Plus, the “Steven Spielberg of sitcoms.”

Here’s what we’re covering:

Live Updates on the U.S.-Iran Talks (nytimes.com/live/2026/06/21/world/iran-us-trum…), by The New York Times

Three Men Are Key to Iran’s Approach to U.S. Talks (nytimes.com/2026/06/21/world/middleeast/three-…), by Yeganeh Torbati

Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained (nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/trump-refle…), by Minho Kim

Live Updates: Starmer Announces Resignation as Prime Minister (nytimes.com/live/2026/06/22/world/uk-keir-star…), by The New York Times

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-s…), by Michael H. Keller, Eli Murray, Danielle Ivory and Irineo Cabreros

James Burrows, Master of the TV Sitcom, Dies at 85 (nytimes.com/2026/06/19/arts/television/james-b…), by Glenn Rifkin

On a New ‘Frasier,’ James Burrows Has a Joke for You (nytimes.com/2023/10/10/arts/television/frasier…), by Alexis Soloski

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