The Rest of the World Report | August 3, 2026 — Evening Edition

Trump gave Iran one last chance today, then spent the same day claiming its nuclear program was already gone. Todd Blanche killed his own Jan 6 slush fund two days before his confirmation vote, but the kill order may not actually hold. And Reuters says China is arming Iran with the exact weapons Xi promised Trump it never would.Trump threatens Iran with "decapitation" while Tehran denies any talks are happening at all Blanche rescinds the $1.8B anti-weaponization fund, but a legal expert says it isn't really dead Reuters says China is sending Iran 400 shoulder-fired missiles, weeks before Trump meets Xi in Beijing"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