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The Strait Escape | Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz | image shows a map with arrows and location hotspots depicting ways exporters are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
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The Strait Escape

Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz.

The Strait Escape | Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz | image shows a map with arrows and location hotspots depicting ways exporters are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
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The Strait Escape

Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz.

Alternative for Germany (AfD) top candidate Ulrich Siegmund speaks on stage as he campaigns ahead of the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections, in Magdeburg, Germany.
What We're Watching

Far-right AfD poised to win big state election in Germany, Nigel Farage engulfed in new scandal, Pentagon says location data was used to attack US troops

The party, which opposes immigration and favors closer ties with Russia, has a double-digit polling lead in Saxony-Anhalt.

How Iran turned water into a weapon
Analysis

How Iran turned water into a weapon

Iran-linked cyberattacks on US water systems show how a war thousands of miles away can reach Americans through something as basic as the tap.

Severe heatwaves trigger unrest in Libya
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Severe heatwaves trigger unrest in Libya

Demonstrations have been sweeping cities in Libya over the past few days, with protesters blocking roads, government buildings, and even storming an energy complex over rolling blackouts.

Lebanon wants Israel out. Israel wants Hezbollah disarmed. Can peace hold?
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Lebanon wants Israel out. Israel wants Hezbollah disarmed. Can peace hold?

Israel and Lebanon have reached a US-backed framework for negotiations – but the two countries fundamentally disagree about what it requires and whether Hezbollah must be forcibly disarmed.

Lebanon's best chance for peace, with Kim Ghattas
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Lebanon's best chance for peace, with Kim Ghattas

As Hezbollah’s power weakens and Israel occupies parts of southern Lebanon, could the country finally reclaim its sovereignty? Or is it headed toward another war? Journalist Kim Ghattas joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast.

Can Hezbollah really be disarmed?
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Can Hezbollah really be disarmed?

Hezbollah is weaker than it was a year ago, but that doesn't mean it will disappear. Kim Ghattas explains why disarming the group will take years, and why a stronger Lebanese state, not another war, offers the best path forward.

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, Israel, on July 16, 2026.
Analysis

Can Netanyahu survive again?

Israel’s parliament affirmed that the country will hold a national election on Oct. 27.

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 18, 2026.
by ian bremmer

The US-Iran ceasefire is over. What’s next?

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced the United States would reimpose its naval blockade of Iran, effective Tuesday afternoon. Iran responded by declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed to all traffic that does not route through its preferred corridor.

​Crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026.
What We're Watching

The memorandum of misunderstanding over Hormuz, Magyar’s Orbán-era purge, China's anti-graft drive

The US and Iran exchanged missiles again overnight. The two countries are at odds over whether Tehran can impose tolls on ships that pass through the Strait of Hormuz.