October 12, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Oct 12, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Monday, October 12th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Day 226 of the Middle East war brings an American among the dead in a Houthi strike on Riyadh's main airport, fighting along the Bab al-Mandab, and a fresh projectile hit on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as diplomacy stalls and gasoline climbs to $4.36 a gallon. Juan David Rojas examines why Latin America's new right-wing governments—from Colombia's de la Espriella to Milei, Kast, and Noboa—have embraced Israel so demonstratively, even as majorities across the region tell Pew they view…