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The Rest of the World Report | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 — Morning Edition
The Strait of Hormuz carried roughly 20% of its normal daily traffic yesterday — about 24 vessels, versus 110 before the war. The IMO is now launching an evacuation plan for more than 11,000 seafarers who have been stranded in the Gulf for months. The mines on the main central route have not been cleared. Brent crude is at $75.60 — down $20.54 from its war peak.
On Sunday night, an explosion at Qatar's Barzan gas facility at Ras Laffan killed 13 workers and injured 66 others. Twelve were Indian nationals. One was Pakistani. The facility had been shut since December because of Iranian strikes…
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