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The Rest of the World Report | November 3, 2026
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THE WORLD WATCHES AMERICA VOTE
Americans vote today for a new Congress. People outside the United States cannot vote in it, yet officials, analysts and newspapers across the world have spent weeks working out what it means for them. This report collects those readings. It was written before any result. It begins in the Middle East.
I. THE REGION WAITS ON A VOTE
American forces struck Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday night, US officials said.
The officials called it a defensive action. They said the…
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