The Rest of the World Report | August 5, 2026 — Morning Edition

Military GPS jamming was active when a medevac plane crashed into a New Mexico mountain, killing four, and it's not the first time controllers were ignored asking for it to stop. Iran and Oman are making real progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but Washington and the actual negotiators can't agree on a basic detail. A second Middle East chokepoint is under its own blockade while Hormuz dominates the headlines. And overnight, Russia hit Kyiv with 28 missiles and Ukraine intercepted zero of them.Military GPS jamming was active when a medevac crash killed four in New Mexico, and controllers have been ignored asking for a pause since at least 2021 Iran and Oman make real progress on a Hormuz deal, but the Treasury Secretary and the regional officials negotiating it can't agree on whether ships will pay tolls Bab al-Mandab has been under its own blockade for weeks, and the Houthis' approach is being described as modeled directly on Iran's Hormuz playbook Russia hit Kyiv overnight with 28 missiles and Ukraine intercepted zero of them, killing at least 17"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