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The Rest of the World Report | August 4, 2026 — Evening Edition
Iran and the US are both claiming military readiness in the Strait of Hormuz standoff, but only one side's numbers can actually be checked. Brazil's ambassador to Washington just lost her visa in an escalating diplomatic rupture. And a European border crisis driven by viral misinformation has killed nearly 90 people with almost no American coverage.
A vessel struck in the Strait of Hormuz sits alongside a documented look at what Iran and the US actually have left to fight with
The US revokes the visa of Brazil's ambassador to Washington, a rare escalation weeks before Brazil's presidential…
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