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WSJ Minute Briefing

Trump Backs Iran Ceasefire Unless U.S. Troops Killed

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.1671 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Plus: Top AI executives urge Congress to protect against biological threats posed by the technology. And a flesh-eating parasite has been detected in U.S. livestock for the first time since 1966. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall.

0:05.0

It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand.

0:11.3

That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of A.Gentic AI.

0:17.9

Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries.

0:25.7

Here is your morning brief for Thursday, June 4th. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal.

0:31.5

President Trump has told his aides that he won't resume an all-outwar with Iran unless it kills American troops. Private comments

0:39.8

that shed light on his reluctance to reignite the conflict, even if it means withstanding weeks

0:44.4

or months of smaller flare-ups. In a New York Post interview published yesterday, Trump said that a

0:49.7

U.S. blockade could last until September's Labor Day. We are exclusively reporting that top AI executives and security experts are urging Congress

0:59.0

to protect against biological threats posed by the technology.

1:03.4

The leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Deep Mind are among the signatories of a letter

1:08.6

calling for action as long-standing concerns over the

1:11.9

biotech industry are magnified by AI, potentially giving criminals the tools to unleash new

1:17.9

pathogens. A White House official said the administration remains committed to balancing safety with

1:23.5

innovation. And a calf in southern Texas has tested positive for the New World Screw Worm.

1:30.7

It's the first instance of the deadly fly-borne parasite detected in U.S. livestock since

1:35.7

1966. The Agriculture Department says that human cases are uncommon and there's no food safety risk.

1:43.6

The finding, though, creates a headache for

1:45.3

U.S. ranchers whose overall cattle herd is at its smallest since the 1950s, driving beef prices

1:51.7

to record highs. Asian stocks have ended the day lower. European stocks are mixed in midday trading,

1:58.4

and in the U.S. Broadcom's latest results of prompted investors

2:02.5

to hit pause on the AI trade, stock futures are mostly lower, led by losses in the NASDAQ 100,

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