The Rest of the World Report | August 13, 2026 — Evening Edition

The CIA doubted the Israeli intelligence that triggered an elaborate Air Force One deception, and a NATO ally believes it was designed to manipulate US policy. France's own parliament has twice refused to investigate its Epstein connections. And in the West Bank, the US ambassador to Israel just called a settler siege "an act of terror."The CIA doubted the Israeli intelligence behind last month's Air Force One deception, and Turkey believes it was designed to derail Trump's Iran diplomacy. France's parliament has twice refused to open a formal inquiry into the country's own Epstein connections, despite a state lawsuit accusing it of "denial of justice." Iran and the US are making flatly contradictory claims about who controls the Strait of Hormuz, as a stalled peace deal shows no sign of reviving. ④ A West Bank settler siege escalated into a military occupation of 16 homes, and the US ambassador to Israel called it "an act of terror." A sanctioned Russian tanker has caused a growing oil spill off Oman, and there is no party legally responsible for cleaning it up."Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789 Get full access to The Rest of the World Report at www.restoftheworldreport.com/subscribe