The New York Times

1. China Seeks an Advantage With Both Trump and Iran as War Evolves

   With President Trump’s visit to Beijing looming, China is pushing Iran to negotiate even as its companies export material that could be used by Iran’s military.

2. 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.”

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. The U.S. Army’s ‘Big Experiment’ in the Arctic Cold

   How would soldiers from places like Florida, Texas and Georgia fight and persevere in temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees?

5. Trump Backed Forced Treatment for Homeless People. Utah Shows the Challenges.

   State lawmakers declined to back a Trump-inspired plan to move 1,300 homeless people to a campus on the edge of Salt Lake City, but supporters are trying to keep the plan’s spirit alive.