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Senator Van Hollen noted the Strait of Hormuz remains closed months after the war began, disrupting global oil flows.
Trump declared victory in March 2026, but by July the war was still ongoing with Americans still being killed.
Trump declared victory over Iran in March 2026. Four months later, Americans are still being killed, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed, and gas prices are back above $4. Senator Van Hollen's pointed questions expose the widening gulf between the administration's claims and the war's grinding reality.
The strategic inventories are depleted. China already slashed its oil demand. Now, with no buffers left, only rising prices can rebalance the global oil market if Hormuz stays shut. Rapidan Energy's Bob McNally says this latest energy shock could be far more damaging than previous ones.
Berlin prosecutors believe Abdul Balout's vehicle attack near the annual Pride event was Islamist terrorism. What makes it haunting: Balout had already been convicted of planning serious violence in May 2026, handed a suspended sentence, and was free while prosecutors appealed when he killed one and injured 29.
The national average gas price has crossed $4 a gallon again — a direct casualty of the U.S.-Iran conflict and the closed Strait of Hormuz. Experts say this surge may be more painful than the last, because the buffers that softened previous shocks are now gone.
A Sunday night shooting at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle left two dead and five injured. Two suspects are in custody. The local hospital is withholding information on the injured out of respect for victims' families.
Tadej Pogačar claimed his fifth Tour de France title, completing the race in just under 74 hours. The final stage was shortened because French police and security had to be diverted to fight wildfires raging in the southwest. Seven Tours, five wins, seven podiums — a record Pogačar himself calls too good to be in a storybook.
Republican Mike Turner, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, says Congress is increasingly concerned about the trajectory of the U.S.-Iran war as it enters its sixth month with no ceasefire and no clear path forward. Iran, he insists, cannot be trusted at the negotiating table.
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Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, and Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown, New York. Three very different careers — center field speed, defensive greatness, and second-base power — united by a bronze plaque.
Damage to major Saudi Arabian oil facilities from the conflict could take months or even years to fully repair. With Hormuz still closed and inventories drawn down, the global oil market faces a prolonged period of tight supply and elevated prices, experts warn.
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