New York Times business news - July 13

Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator from South Carolina and a vocal advocate for an interventionist U.S. foreign policy, passed away on Saturday evening due to aortic dissection, a tear in the main artery that carries blood from the heart.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he spoke to late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham just hours before the latter passed away on Saturday evening.

The U.S. military said it had struck dozens of military targets in Iran late Sunday, marking the second round of U.S. attacks in the past day intended to hinder Iran's ability to attack commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

A group of states including California, New York, Washington, and Connecticut are preparing to file a lawsuit to block Paramount’s PSKY.O $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery WBD.O as soon as this week.