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The US-Iran framework expires with no deal and Strait of Hormuz transits fall to zero as Trump threatens to bomb Oman, Canada's 50% tariff deadline closes to two days, Wall Street's fear gauge sits at a 2026 low, and Brussels prepares its widest Russia sanctions package yet

Canada's 50% tariff deadline is three days out as US negotiators offer Carney and Trump 'options' — not a deal

UAE tankers hit and a carrier group inbound: the Hormuz war escalates as Trump vows to declare the strait US territory

Trump insists the US controls the Strait of Hormuz as Iran warns it could 'prolong' the war

The US, Iran and Oman target a Wednesday announcement on managing the Strait of Hormuz even as Tehran holds firm on withdrawal and reparations conditions, Washington's 50% tariff on Canadian goods takes effect August 19, Colombia's earthquake death toll climbs past 181 with thousands still missing, and Houthi rebels kill six in the first Red Sea fatalities in over a year as the US strikes a container ship

President Trump claims '100%' US control of the Strait of Hormuz and demands Iran pay war reparations, opening a new front in the standoff, as Zelensky confirms Russia used North Korean ballistic missiles in a lethal Ukraine strike, Colombia's deadliest earthquake in a century kills over 130, and Nvidia arranges $500 billion in AI financing

An Iranian missile hits an ADNOC tanker in the Strait of Hormuz — the 16th strike on the state carrier's fleet since the war began — as the UAE and Qatar demand Tehran reopen the strait unconditionally

Iran's Supreme National Security Council sets sweeping new conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz — a full US withdrawal, war reparations and a lifted blockade — as the UAE accuses Tehran of striking another tanker, Fed rate-cut odds snap back after a weak July jobs miss, and Ottawa races Washington's August 19 tariff deadline