By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | World Affairs | July 9, 2026 The International Monetary Fund on July 8 trimmed its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.0 […]
U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran After Tanker Attacks in Strait of Hormuz
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran came under renewed strain this week after U.S. Central Command confirmed a fresh round of strikes against Iranian military targets, in […]
Iran’s New Supreme Leader Has Not Been Seen in Public Since Taking Power. Here’s What’s Known — and What Isn’t.
TEHRAN / WASHINGTON — July 6, 2026 More than four months after Iran’s Islamic Republic named a new supreme leader, the man who holds the country’s most powerful office has […]
CoreCivic Sells Otay Mesa Detention Center to Federal Government in $1.5 Billion Deal
SAN DIEGO — July 6, 2026 Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, part of […]
China’s Rare Submarine Missile Launch Rattles Pacific Allies on Eve of NATO Summit
WASHINGTON — July 6, 2026 China announced Monday that it had launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific Ocean, a rare public disclosure of the […]
Cargo Ship Attacked in Red Sea as Yemen’s Rival Factions Clash Near Hodeidah
WORLD AFFAIRS — July 5, 2026 A cargo vessel came under fire in the Red Sea on Sunday, the latest maritime security incident off Yemen’s coast, even as a fragile […]
Iran Buries Khamenei Four Months Late, With His Successor Still in Hiding
TEHRAN — World Affairs | The Navarro Report Iran began a week of state funeral processions on July 4 for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after […]
Israel Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Deepening Rift With Turkey
JERUSALEM — World Affairs | The Navarro Report Israel’s Cabinet voted unanimously on June 28 to formally recognize the 1915 mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as genocide, […]
World Affairs: Witkoff Heads to Doha as Iran Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread
The Navarro Report | World Affairs | June 29, 2026 Special Envoy Steve Witkoff departed for Doha on Monday, joining a flurry of last-minute diplomacy ahead of Tuesday’s planned US-Iran […]
Iran Widens War, Strikes Kuwait and Bahrain — and Threatens to Walk Away from the Peace Table
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | June 28, 2026 For the second consecutive day, Iran and the United States traded military blows across the Middle East — […]