Today's five.

A ceasefire Trump called "unconditional surrender" lasted about as long as a NATO summit handshake. Overnight, the U.S. struck 80-plus targets in Iran after Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz; Iran responded by hitting U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. Trump, speaking in Ankara, declared the deal "over" and called Iranian leadership "scum" — while simultaneously saying his negotiators are "good people" who should keep trying. The Guardian led with the strikes; Semafor led with oil prices jumping back above pre-war levels. The sanctions waiver that let Iran export oil is also gone. The funeral for Iran's former supreme leader is apparently the only thing still pausing the next round of talks.

Telling the Treasury Secretary to "cut off all trade with Spain, please, including visits" in front of reporters is a choice — and Trump made it at the NATO summit in Ankara. Spain is the only member that hasn't committed to the 5% GDP defense target, which gave the moment some policy grounding, even if "don't even talk to them, they're hopeless, bad people" is doing a lot of work diplomatically. Breitbart framed it as long-overdue accountability; CNBC framed it as mounting friction. Trump's closing argument: "Watch them come running back."

A grocery discount is a grocery discount, except when a president decides it's evidence of his economic genius. Trump claimed credit for a Walmart July 4 sale — a routine retail promotion the chain runs because it's July and people buy hot dogs. The Bulwark framed it as a repeat offense; Reason played it straighter. What both are describing is a president treating a markdown on ground beef like a White House policy victory. Walmart did not consult the administration before discounting its chips. This is how the news cycle works now: a store has a sale, and somehow that's governance.

Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic primary on June 9th and by July he was being told by his own top strategists — both of them, final push, Tuesday night — to step down. Politico reported a rape allegation, which Platner denies. The DSCC has warned it will pull $24 million in support. He has until July 13 to withdraw; Democrats then have until July 27 to pick someone new to run against Susan Collins. His campaign's internal conversations have reportedly reached the "come to terms with it" stage. He just hasn't said so out loud yet.

Cortez, Florida has been resisting the rest of Florida for forty years, which is either heroic or exhausting depending on your tolerance for lost causes. A 1985 book called "Finest Kind" documented life in this Manatee County waterfront fishing village — and specifically mourned the forces trying to turn it into everywhere else. Those forces are apparently still at it, now fighting over a canal. Cortez is the kind of place that generates both passionate defenders and developers who see waterfront land and lose their minds. The book may need a sequel.