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US President Donald Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz a “new US territory” in a social media post, prompting an immediate rebuke from Tehran. The extraordinary statement comes amid a continuing US naval blockade, stalled negotiations with Iran and a dispute over who should control passage through one of the world’s most important energy corridors. INR Report: Based on reporting by RT HERE · Trump Claims US Territory in Hormuz · US…

Ankara condemns Israel as the Middle East’s “greatest enemy of peace” after strikes on a Syrian airfield near Turkey. Russian forces advance further in Donetsk, taking two more towns as Zelensky waits for additional Western weapons. Meanwhile, Tehran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Washington meets its obligations, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard tells RT that US efforts to control crude oil prices have failed.

Questions surrounding the US pandemic response have intensified following two separate developments involving former NIAID director Dr Anthony Fauci. Senator Ron Johnson says Fauci has refused a private transcribed interview, while veteran journalist Terry Moran has alleged that an ABC News investigation into the Wuhan Institute of Virology was heavily rewritten after its script was sent to Fauci for review. INR Report: Based on reporting by…

Energy Minister Simeon Brown says there is no single solution to New Zealand's high electricity bills, with the Government now examining whether changes to the regulation of power distribution companies could put downward pressure on prices. Network charges for poles, wires and substations make up around a quarter of household power bills and have accounted for two-thirds of recent increases. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by RNZ's Morning…

A significant political split is developing inside the movement that twice carried Donald Trump to the White House. An analysis by historian Tarik Cyril Amar argues that Tucker Carlson is emerging as the most prominent voice of a MAGA faction that remains committed to “America First” principles but increasingly believes Trump himself has departed from them. INR Report: Based on analysis by Tarik Cyril Amar for RT HERE · MAGA Without Trump? ·…