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Relatives and friends grieve over the body of Hassan Qahman at a hospital morgue after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Trump threatens more strikes on Iran. Tensions from Hormuz to Kuwait and Gaza lead to more warnings

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened more strikes on Iran as the U.S. pushes to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump has been losing his battle to cut interest rates

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President Donald Trump, center, walks from Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, from Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Zelenskyy asks Trump to help him get Musk’s OK to use Starlink to help with strikes on Russia

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House about Dulles International Airport modernization, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

FACT FOCUS: Trump blames Minnesota governor for cyberattacks against the state. Cites no evidence

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Prime Minister Rumen Radev speaks during debated as Bulgarian Parliament approved deployment of U.S. military aircraft on Bulgarian territory in a 136-13 vote, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Bulgarian News Agency via AP)

First US refueling aircraft arrive at air base in Bulgaria to support Middle East operations

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A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

White House signals Trump is weighing new strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle East

 
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A child rests his head on the coffin of a Popular Mobilization Forces fighter draped in the Iraqi flag during a funeral for Popular Mobilization Forces fighters killed in airstrikes on PMF bases in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

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A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP, File)

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Mahasen Faqih is seen through a shattered glass door as she checks her home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, welcomes United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

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Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

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Kozo Okamoto, 74, a member of the Japanese Red Army guerrilla group, gives the victory sign to supporters as he arrives at a Palestinian cemetery to visit a memorial for four Japanese who died in support of Palestinians, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

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A Palestinian girl searchs for reusable items at a landfill in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. Banner in Arabic reads, "All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones." (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

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Mais Al-Gharam hugs her 8-year-old sister Arjwan, who was granted an Israeli passport, in her home in Nazareth, Israel, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, after Arjwan's arrival from the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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President Donald Trump salutes as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, Texas, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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ASEAN Chair and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro hosts an informal consultation with Foreign Ministers during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Francis R. Malasig/Pool Photo via AP)

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In this photo released by the Inter Services Public Relations, Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, left, shakes hand with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir prior to their meeting in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Inter Services Public Relations via AP)

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This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military, right side of image moving top to bottom, in the central Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026. At left is the Maghazi refugee camp, and on the other side are homes demolished by the military. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

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Fireworks burst as Houthi supporters rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

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A currency exchange employee counts Israeli Shekels at a bureau in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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Front row, from left, Thailand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang, Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, Singapore Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chua, Brunei Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof, Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, and Indonesia Director General for ASEAN Cooperation Ina Hagniningtyas Krisnamurthi clap after posing for a photo with representatives from the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Representatives during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center, Monday July 20, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)

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Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel wave as they arrive at 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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People walk past the Grand Mosque of Paris, where a banner reads, "100 years of light, a century of history, spirituality and dialogue" marking its 100th anniversary, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Israeli lawmakers attend a parliamentary session in Jerusalem for a vote on a bill that would change the authority and responsibilities of the attorney general Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

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Mourners chant as they raise their fists during a gathering commemorating the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

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Bank of Korea Gov. Shin Hyun Song speaks during a press conference at the central bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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