The Rest of the World Report | August 6, 2026 — Morning Edition

A third Delaney Hall detainee has died, and the public only knows because a congressman happened to ask. Iran's confirmed a real US-Israeli plan to arm Kurdish proxies against it, and Turkey's the reason that plan never launched. The Pentagon's own missile interceptor stockpile is running low enough to shape presidential decisions. And Jordan just rallied a dozen Muslim-majority countries over Al-Aqsa, while Israel's own government is already divided on what's happening there.A third Delaney Hall detainee has died and ICE never disclosed it, after quietly dropping the reporting rule that would have required it Iran's Green Berets have crossed into Iraq 14 times in two months, targeting Kurdish groups the CIA and Israel reportedly armed for a ground offensive that Turkey blocked The US has burned through nearly 80% of a key missile interceptor stockpile, and it factored into Trump's decision to cancel new strikes on Iran Jordan rallied Arab and Islamic states over "imminent" Israeli control of Al-Aqsa, while Netanyahu's own government is already divided over how far to go"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789And if you are looking for a way to support what I do without a monthly subscription payment, you can always buy me a coffee. Get full access to The Rest of the World Report at www.restoftheworldreport.com/subscribe