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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.

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​U.S. Army soldiers take part in a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise.
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US to reduce military cooperation with South Korea, Iran digs in for battle of attrition, Campaign season kicks off in Brazil

The decision deals a blow to a decades-old alliance: South Korea relies heavily on US deterrence against its nuclear-armed northern neighbor and hosts 28,500 American troops.

How Iran turned water into a weapon
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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.

Scripting a major political upset in his maiden electoral contest, Kishor defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee Neeraj Kumar Sinha by a margin of 19,324 votes, dismantling the ruling party's three-decade stronghold over the urban constituency.
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India’s ruling party loses election in stronghold, South Africa goes to court over land law, Hormuz deal reportedly near

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost a by-election for a seat in the eastern state of Bihar that it held for three decades.

An electronic board displays the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Minato Ward, Tokyo on August 3, 2026.
What We're Watching

US helps out Japan with currency, Record heat in Europe gets nuclear, Iran war déjà vu

Japan and the United States confirmed today they jointly intervened to prop up the Japanese yen, the first such action since 2011.

A U.S. military aircraft takes off from an unknown location
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US and Iran expand the war, Uruguay may say bienvenidos to Cubans, the final straw for Merz might be…a baby?

Egypt said two ships were hit with a drone in the port of Damietta on Wednesday, just 40 miles from the exit of the Suez Canal, the first attack in the country since the war began.

The hidden costs of the Iran war
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The hidden costs of the Iran war

US consumers have spent nearly $74 billion more on gasoline and diesel since the war in Iran began in February

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.

How Hezbollah in Lebanon became Iran's most powerful proxy force
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How Hezbollah in Lebanon became Iran's most powerful proxy force

Ian Bremmer breaks down how Iran spent four decades building Hezbollah into a powerful proxy against Israel, and why the group’s uncertain future could reshape the Middle East.