Iran gives Trump its price to reach a deal

Iran laid out its demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but says talks won’t restart until the U.S. “makes amends.” The Wall Street Journal’s Alex Ward explains why this standoff could be harder to resolve than the last.

A parasite outbreak tied to lettuce has rattled shoppers, costing farmers who are plowing under hundreds of thousands of pounds of romaine each week. The Wall Street Journal’s Amira McKee explains why demand hasn’t recovered.

Extreme drought has pushed Puerto Rico into rolling 48-hour water shutoffs across San Juan. The Washington Post’s Stella Canino-Quiñones breaks down how aging infrastructure and political infighting fueled the crisis.

Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects President Trump’s Gaza peace plan, the doctors who performed 1,000 surgeries in 10 days amid one of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and how to catch this week’s Perseid meteor shower.

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.