# hormuz • blockade • strait • sanctions • iran • closed
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The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of the Iran war. Over the past several months, both Iran and the United States have claimed the upper hand – and the competing rhetoric has caused considerable confusion and doubt.
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The Times Of India
Iran Sets Conditions for Hormuz Reopening as Tensions With U.S. Remain High
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The Strait of Hormuz remains at the center of a growing standoff between Iran and the United States. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the waterway will not reopen until Washington fulfills commitments Tehran says were agreed...
August 18, 2026, 5:49 pm
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# uae • iran • emirates • gulf • warns • arab
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Iran denies launching missiles at the UAE, suggesting the incident was a ‘false flag operation’.
August 18, 2026, 9:34 pm
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August 18, 2026, 10:46 am
Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US after UAE cuts trade ties
August 19, 2026, 8:00 am
# syria • nuclear • damascus • hamas • discovered • remain
Liberal
Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov says he has met new Mossad chief Roman Gofman, stresses that Russian-Israeli security cooperation continues and says Moscow values Israel’s refusal to join Western sanctions or send lethal weapons to Ukraine
August 19, 2026, 4:44 am
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UN atomic watchdog says found tons of nuclear material at Syria site
August 18, 2026, 2:20 pm
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# ebola • congo • vaccine • outbreak • kills • country
www.swissinfo.ch
DRC Ebola outbreak “far from under control”, warns WHO
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Ebola DRC outbreak “far from being brought under control”, warns WHO head.
August 19, 2026, 2:41 am
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# israel • gaza • economy • bank • economic • homes
Liberal
Construction in area east of Jerusalem would split up West Bank and deal blow to hopes for a contiguous Palestinian state; Peace Now: Tender seeks to tie next government's hands
August 19, 2026, 4:10 am
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# netanyahu • likud • primaries • cohen • benjamin • levin
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Likud officials fear that a new right-wing party led by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter could split the bloc’s vote, particularly if it fails to cross the electoral threshold.
August 19, 2026, 1:27 am
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Mother Jones
Sen. Adam Schiff on Israel, Impeachment, and Post-Trump America – Mother Jones
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August 19, 2026, 4:00 am
# gaza • ceasefire • hamas • israel • violated • kills
Conservative
The IDF said that it targeted two Hamas commanders in separate strikes against the Nuseirat and Tuffah areas in Gaza, with one of them having participated in the October 7th Massacre.
August 19, 2026, 2:18 pm
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# hormuz • strait • tanker • uae • oil • iran
New York Post
US guides millions of oil barrels through Strait of Hormuz in stealth operation
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The US has been stealthily shepherding millions of barrels of oil a day across the Strait of Hormuz, helping prevent further shocks to the world’s oil markets, analysts said.
August 19, 2026, 2:47 pm
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The Times Of India
Iran Seizes UAE-Linked Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz, Vessel Heads Towards Bandar Abbas
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# uae • emirates • iran • exchanges • arab • halted
Liberal
Trump claimed today that the situation with Iran is “so good” right now, as talks between the US and Iran remain at an impasse.
August 19, 2026, 10:27 pm
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# gaza • hamas • palestinian • ceasefire • israel • hezbollah
Liberal
Just two days after US negotiators reportedly asked Israel to draw down attacks in the Gaza Strip, at least 10 people were killed in two strikes, according to local hospitals.
August 19, 2026, 2:24 pm
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# assad • lebanon • syria • damascus • extradites • arrest
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Lebanon on Wednesday extradited a former Syrian military officer under ousted President Bashar Assad and he will be put on trial in Syria, the Interior Ministry
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