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The New Deal That Could Lock in Iran’s Control of the Strait, and the $7 Billion Trump’s Not Spending

August 4, 2026·10 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The episode delivers a rapid-fire overview of global and domestic news, focusing on geopolitical tensions in the Middle East over the Strait of Hormuz, internal Trump administration conflicts, unspent federal transit funds, the end of greyhound racing in New Zealand, and an intimate portr

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Tracy MumfordMichael SullivanJanine PirroChristopher RodriguezAndrew Keh

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WirecutterThe New York Times

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