Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11:00 a.m.: Joint parliamentary committees session on general amnesty law.U.S.-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continues as Washington presses ahead with Operation Project Freedom. US insists truce remains in place as Iran fires on Gulf to protect its blockade of Hormuz : Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates for a second consecutive day, amid the launch of a nascent U.S. naval mission aimed at breaking Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. insisted that the cease-fire had not been broken and said that it was not seeking escalation but would respond with overwhelming force should Iranian attacks continue. For more on Washington's plan in the Strait of Hormuz, read Clara Hage’s article.Smoke...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11:00 a.m.: Joint parliamentary committees session on general amnesty law.U.S.-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continues as Washington presses ahead with Operation Project Freedom. US insists truce remains in place as Iran fires on Gulf to protect its blockade of Hormuz : Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates for a second consecutive day, amid the launch of a nascent U.S. naval mission aimed at breaking Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. insisted that the cease-fire had not been broken and said that it was not seeking escalation but would respond with overwhelming force should Iranian attacks continue. For more on Washington's plan in the Strait of Hormuz, read Clara Hage’s article.Smoke...
