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In this news round-up of the week for Friday August 7th 2026. Iran and Oman are close to a deal on the Strait of Hormuz that cuts out Donald Trump's America entirely. Not everyone in the media, nor in the Trump administration itself, have entirely absorbed the fact. As the dust settles on the invasion of tens of thousands of people into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, it's worth reflecting on what the incident told us about the coiled spring that is now the far-right populists in Europe and America. And Russian and American disinformation is actively targeting the coming German state elections. And somewhat separate to that, Germany's Chancellor Merz could be about to do a repeat on Keir Starmer's premature ejection from power.