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Hormuz shut, Gibraltar opens

Trump escalates Iran fight as governments lower borders and curb AI's appetite

The largest risk of the day sits in the Gulf, where American strikes and Iranian threats pushed the shipping crisis beyond the Strait of Hormuz. Elsewhere, Europe removed one old border fence, Washington fought itself over immigration tactics, China slowed, and AI's costs moved from pitch decks to courts, grids and voters.

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  • US-Iran military escalation

    Disabled a new vessel in the Strait of Hormuz while continuing strikes on Iranian missile sites as the administration weighs deploying ground troops.

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The Middle East after Gaza

The US launched two air strike waves in one day, including disabling an oil tanker, while Iran expanded missile and drone attacks on US bases across the Gulf, intensifying the direct confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz.

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