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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.

Members of the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine
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European leaders head to Ukraine, US and Canada butt heads over trade, US threatens “economic D-Day” on Iran

The gathering today, which falls on the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union, brings together nearly three dozen European countries supporting Ukraine with financial and military aid against Russia.

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Microsoft and HUMAIN advance AI adoption across the Arabic-speaking world

Microsoft and Saudi Arabia-based HUMAIN announced a long-term strategic collaboration to expand access to Arabic-language AI capabilities. Plans include bringing HUMAIN's ALLAM models to Microsoft Foundry and the Microsoft 365 Copilot ecosystem, while combined engineering teams work directly with organizations to accelerate enterprise AI deployment and adoption. The collaboration aims to strengthen Arabic-language AI innovation, helping organizations build and deploy AI solutions tailored to regional business and productivity needs while expanding access to advanced AI tools across the Middle East and beyond. Read the full announcement here.

Ukraine's Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov speaks at a joint press conference with his Swedish counterpart Pal Jonson (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Ex-defense minister calls for elections in Ukraine, Gulf nations are stockpiling oil in Asia, Iran looks at European targets

Critics have said that Zelensky – now in his seventh year in office – has been in power for too long.

Is the Strait of Hormuz closed again?
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Is the Strait of Hormuz closed again?

In his latest "ask ian," Ian Bremmer says the Iran ceasefire has fallen apart, but the region has not yet returned to all-out war.

Is Iran's regime stronger than before the war?
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Is Iran's regime stronger than before the war?

Has Iran’s regime emerged from the war more emboldened than before? Yeganeh Torbati explains how survival itself became a victory for Tehran, giving it new leverage at home and abroad.

The human cost of Iran's war, with Yeganeh Torbati
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The human cost of Iran's war, with Yeganeh Torbati

Iran’s regime has survived the war, but ordinary Iranians are still living with fear, repression, and a collapsing economy. Yeganeh Torbati joins Ian Bremmer to explain what comes next for the people inside Iran.

A "Mexican standoff" in Hormuz?
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A "Mexican standoff" in Hormuz?

The US and Iran are deadlocked over the Strait of Hormuz. Kori Schake and Ian Bremmer discuss what went wrong, and what Trump's options are.

Iran thinks it has more leverage than Trump
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Iran thinks it has more leverage than Trump

The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut, global energy markets are under mounting pressure, and President Trump appears to be backing away from some of his original demands on Tehran. Ian Bremmer argues that Iran increasingly believes it has more leverage than the United States, and that perception alone is reshaping the negotiations.

Emanuel: Iran’s veto over Strait of Hormuz “unacceptable”
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Emanuel: Iran’s veto over Strait of Hormuz “unacceptable”

Politician and diplomat Rahm Emanuel joins Ian Bremmer to unpack the Iran War, Gulf tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.

Endgame in Iran?
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Endgame in Iran?

As the war intensifies, chances of a clean exit from Iran are slipping further out of reach for President Trump. Brookings Institution's Thomas Wright joins Ian Bremmer to unpack the crisis and outline possible endgame scenarios.