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The Rest of the World Report | Monday, July 13, 2026 — Morning Edition
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The Oman talks on Saturday produced a proposal. Oman drafted a tentative plan to manage Strait of Hormuz traffic through two separately controlled routes. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi was still in Muscat meeting with his Omani counterpart when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait closed and fired on a Cyprus-flagged…
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