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   WORLD  - NATIONAL 1 Trump Hardens Stance on Iran, Clouding Hopes for Hormuz Deal https://gcaptain.com/trump-hardens-stance-on-iran-clouding-hopes-for-hormuz-deal/ Marandi: Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until U.S. agrees to Iran's terms https://trendsinthenews.substack.com/p/marandi-strait-of-hormuz-will-stay Strait of Hormuz Nearly Deserted  https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/world-trade/strait-of-hormuz-nearly-deserted/ The US military used 50 Patriot interceptor missiles in one day to repel an Iranian attack.  https://en.topcor.ru/73376-vs-ssha-za-den-izrashodovali-50-raket-perehvatchikov-patriot-otrazhaja-ataku-irana.html US military says it has fired on a ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce its blockade of Iranian ports https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/11/us-military-says-it-has-fired-ship-gulf-oman-enforce-its-blockade-iranian-ports/ U.S. Navy Helicopter Fires on Panama-Flagged Containership in Blockade Enforcement https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-he...

WORLD  - NATIONAL 1 Gulf states ready to accept Iran's control over Hormuz https://www.vesti.ru/ns/strany-persidskogo-zaliva-gotovy-smiritsya-s-kontrolem-irana-nad-ormuzom Israel "greatest threat to regional security": Iran FM spox https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246871/Iran-asks-reg-states-to-bolster-own-security-sans-foreigners Iran has announced its intention to permanently ban US Navy ships from passing through Hormuz.  https://en.topwar.ru/287827-iran-zajavil-o-namerenii-navsegda-zapretit-korabljam-vms-ssha-prohod-cherez-ormuz.html Larry Johnson: Israel Drafts Solo Iran Strike Plan If Washington Won’t Move https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GSCU7w0RJ8 Trump Demands Compensation From Iran as Hormuz Deal Hopes Fade https://gcaptain.com/trump-demands-compensation-from-iran-as-hormuz-deal-hopes-fade/ US senator Murphy says Trump has ‘lost’ war on Iran https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246867/US-senator-Murphy-says-Trump-has-lost-war-on-Iran Casualties reported as Yemen targets Sau...

      WORLD  - NATIONAL 1 US weighs tactical nukes as China, Russia raise escalatory stakes  https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/us-weighs-tactical-nukes-as-china-russia-raise-escalatory-stakes/ Iran-aligned Houthis claim they attacked oil refinery in Saudi Arabia https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/yemen-houthis-saudi-oil-refinery-defence-pact-iran-strait-of-hormuz Iran Says Won't Reopen Hormuz Without US Meeting All Tehran's Conditions https://english.aawsat.com/world/5304959-iran-says-wont-reopen-hormuz-without-us-meeting-all-tehrans-conditions Iran Holds Firm on the Strait of Hormuz https://sonar21.com/iran-holds-firm-on-the-strait-of-hormuz/ Iran not currently engage in talks with US: FM Araghchi https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246851/Iran-not-currently-engage-in-talks-with-US-FM-Araghchi Palestinian displacement from Gaza remains ‘red line’ https://en.mehrnews.com/news/246841/Palestinian-displacement-from-Gaza-remains-a-red-line Trump claims he’s ‘lo...