SCOUT· 39%10m·2026-08-04·News PoliticsThe New Deal That Could Lock in Iran’s Control of the Strait, and the $7 Billion Trump’s Not Spen...
Plus, where are you supposed to practice the bagpipes? Here’s what we’re covering: An Emerging Deal Could Cement Iran’s Control of Strait of Hormuz (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/strait-of-hormuz-possible-reopening-deal.html) , by David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt The Iran War’s…
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