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Hormuz: Iran strikes Kuwait and the UAE, Oman refuses its toll, Washington cuts contact

Day five of the Hormuz escalation: Iran struck US bases located in Kuwait and the UAE — Gulf states themselves — and some twenty Emirati civilian flights were disrupted. Qatar condemned the strikes, Oman quietly rejected the toll Tehran wants to levy, and Washington says it has cut contact while floating an embargo.

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US strikes Hormuz, Iran hits back at Jordan and the Emirates: first exchange of fire in a month

After a month of calm during which Washington had shifted its effort to an economic war, US forces struck missile launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on 31 August 2026. Tehran retaliated against two US bases in Jordan and targets in the United Arab Emirates, which called the attack a dangerous escalation. A tanker was hit by three projectiles in the strait's southern lane and a Saudi supertanker was intercepted. Brent rose to around 91 dollars.

ENERGIE & CLIMAT

Washington declares 'economic war' on Iran and urges allies and China to cut all ties

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a campaign to collapse Iran's economy, telling other capitals they are either with Washington or against it. Tehran calls the economic war a breach of international law and threatens a military response. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is falling.

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

Trump threatens to bomb Oman, a US ally, as the Iran agreement expires

Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman, a US ally, just as the memorandum framing the confrontation with Iran expired and Tehran announced an escalation around Hormuz. Muscat has served for fifteen years as a channel between Washington and Tehran. Twelve countries cover the sequence: the Gulf reads it as a warning about what allied status is worth, while Nigeria and Singapore read it through the price of crude.

CONFLITS & SECURITE

Jared Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt before seeing Netanyahu

Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's envoy, met a Hamas delegation on 16 August at El-Alamein in Egypt before travelling to Israel to see Benjamin Netanyahu. The talks cover disarmament and the fifteen-point roadmap for post-war Gaza. Six countries cover the sequence; Egypt, where the meeting took place, and Qatar, the long-standing mediator, are each represented by a single outlet.

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

USS Abraham Lincoln relieved after nine months at sea: Trump calls the deployment "not nearly enough"

Deployed from San Diego in November 2025, the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its roughly 5,000 sailors are to be relieved by the USS George Washington. Reports of psychological distress aboard and warnings from senators preceded the rotation. Donald Trump dismissed concerns about the deployment's length, which the Pentagon separately denies.

SPORT INTERNATIONAL

Trump says he will declare the Strait of Hormuz "US territory"; Tehran hits back

Donald Trump said on 14 August that he would "very soon" make the Strait of Hormuz US territory. A White House official later described the remark as a joke, a nuance some countries report and others omit. Iranian deputy minister Kazem Gharibabadi hit back. About a fifth of the world's oil and gas passes through the channel between Iran and Oman, where traffic has collapsed since February.

ENERGIE & CLIMAT

Settlers besiege three Palestinian homes in Qusra — and the US ambassador to Israel calls them "terrorists"

Since 9 August, Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, cutting water and electricity and trapping around fifteen people. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, an avowed supporter of the settlements, called them "Israeli terrorists". France demands prosecutions; the UN calls it criminal.

DIPLOMATIE & GOUVERNANCE

Karoline Leavitt leaves the White House: a family decision for some, an electoral calendar for others

Donald Trump announced on 12 August that his press secretary would leave at the end of the month to become an outside adviser. At 28, she was the youngest in history. She cites her family; part of the press notes she is leaving two months before the midterm elections. No successor has been named.

JUSTICE INTERNATIONALE

Bashar al-Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia in Damascus, the First Verdict Against Syria's Former Regime

On Tuesday, Damascus's Fourth Criminal Chamber sentenced Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity — the killing of children, torture leading to death. His brother Maher and seven other officials were sentenced alongside him; only his cousin Atef Najib appeared in person. The verdict was read live on state television. Assad, living near Moscow since December 2024, has not been extradited.

CONFLITS & SECURITE

Netanyahu Rejects Trump's 15-Point Gaza Plan and Ties Any Withdrawal to Hamas Disarming

"Israel rejects the 15-point document." At a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu formally refused the roadmap published on 31 July by Donald Trump's Board of Peace and accepted by Hamas. No withdrawal before "genuine" disarmament, and no Palestinian state while he is in office. On the ground, though, Israel has scaled back its strikes since 3 August. Elections fall on 27 October.

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