New York Times

1. Trump Says U.S. Will Help Stranded Ships Leave Strait of Hormuz

   President Trump offered few details on how the new program, which he called Project Freedom, would work, but said interference would be dealt with “forcefully.”

2. Trump Faces the Complicated Reality of a Costly, Unpopular War in Iran

   President Trump’s predictions of a relatively short-term conflict with minimal economic consequences appear to be crumbling.

3. Oil Prices Jump While Stock Futures Inch Up

   Oil prices fell and futures on the S&P 500 rose slightly on Sunday as investors reacted to continued uncertainty about the war in Iran.

4. Pakistan Says It Helped Transfer Iranian Crew From Ship That U.S. Seized

   Describing the transfer of the crew from the MV Touska cargo ship back to Iran as a ‘confidence-building measure’ between U.S. and Iranian officials, Pakistan again plays a mediating role.

5. Inquiry Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell Could Be Resurrected, Jeanine Pirro Says

   Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, dropped an inquiry into Jerome Powell last month after a federal judge blocked her grand jury subpoenas.