The Rest of the World Report | August 7, 2026 — Evening Edition

Iran is citing America's own reported weapons shortage back at Washington, in public. Israel's own domestic intelligence chief is privately calling the Gaza roadmap deception. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians just lost legal status while Ohio's own governor calls it a blow to his state. And the UN's top human rights official has now warned twice this year that a Sudanese city faces mass killing, while conditions keep getting worse.Iran's government is throwing America's own reported weapons shortage back at Trump, in public, as both sides dispute who actually controls the Strait of Hormuz.Israel's Shin Bet chief privately called the Gaza roadmap deception this week, as senior officials weigh openly abandoning it.TPS just ended for up to 350,000 Haitians, and Springfield, Ohio residents are now choosing between ankle monitors and $2,600 deportation.The UN's human rights chief has warned twice this year that El Obeid, Sudan faces mass atrocities, and conditions have only worsened since his last warning"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789Buy me a coffee. Get full access to The Rest of the World Report at www.restoftheworldreport.com/subscribe