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The Rest of the World Report | July 16, 2026 — Evening Edition
Iran just declared the Strait of Hormuz off-limits to America, period, and there's no real workaround if it stays closed. Your vice president told a foreign ally's influence operation to go to hell, then floated Epstein-Mossad theories with the weight of his office behind them. And in Houston, the case built to smear a dead man just collapsed.
Iran called Hormuz a "red line." The alternatives everyone keeps citing can't replace it, and Iran has already proven it can hit them too.
JD Vance says Israel ran a paid campaign to sabotage the ceasefire deal he personally negotiated, though he…
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