Iran Deal Claim Collides With Tehran’s Denial

Today’s lead: President Trump says Washington and Israel paused planned strikes because an Iran deal is imminent; Tehran says there is no agreement and Hormuz remains closed.

Also tracking: uneven institutional consequences for explicit anti-Jewish conduct, and legal fights over anti-Israel campaigns in Ireland, Britain and Singapore.

In the wire: denial of Hamas sexual violence, a reported Hamas weapons workaround in Gaza, and a U.S. case against an alleged Hamas financier arrested in Britain.