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Iran Says US Deal On Hormuz Is In "Final Stage" Of Drafting
Aug 6, 2026 - World 
Iran said Wednesday it is in the "final stage" of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, and US President Donald Trump has said a deal could be announced this week.
Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing
Aug 6, 2026 - World 
Company is the third to report such an incident after Anthropic and OpenAI reported breaches during trainingMeta said on Wednesday that one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, after an error by its testing partner gave the model unintended internet access.The incident adds to a growing list of cases in which AI agents from major developers breached systems at other companies during testing, after Anthropic said last week that some of its models hacked three companies, and OpenAI disclosed that an AI agent breached the startup Hugging Face. Continue reading...
Iran Threatens To Hit Gulf States If US Launches New Strikes
Aug 6, 2026 - World 
The warning was delivered through a flurry of high-level diplomatic contacts after President Donald Trump threatened on July 28 to strike Iran's energy network and infrastructure, the sources said.
US Plans New Nuclear Strategy In Case Of War With China Or Russia: Report
Aug 6, 2026 - World 
Instead of depending mainly on long-range nuclear missiles, the new approach would place greater focus on shorter-range tactical nuclear weapons that could be used in regional conflicts involving US allies.
US Lifts Sanctions On Iran Guards-Linked Iraqi Airline
Aug 6, 2026 - World 
In an update to its website, the US Treasury lifted sanctions on Fly Baghdad and two of its aircraft, but maintained its sanctions against a man previously identified as the company's owner, Basheer Abdulkadhim Alwan al-Shabbani.