{"id":1728,"date":"2026-08-01T02:35:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T02:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2026-08-01T02:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T02:35:33","slug":"the-us-iran-air-war-resumes-the-sudanese-army-secures-a-kordofan-highway-fujimori-takes-office-in-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1728","title":{"rendered":"The US-Iran Air War Resumes, the Sudanese Army Secures a Kordofan Highway, Fujimori Takes Office in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2287394743-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The US-Iran Air War Resumes, the Sudanese Army Secures a Kordofan Highway, Fujimori Takes Office in Peru\" title=\"The US-Iran Air War Resumes, the Sudanese Army Secures a Kordofan Highway, Fujimori Takes Office in Peru\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"post-605703\" data-post=\"605703\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group blocks-wrapper type-standard-article is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad-block ad siderail-ad float-r-w-3 break-r-4\">\n<p>                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/advertising-policy\" class=\"ad-policy\" target=\"_blank\">Ad Policy<\/a><br \/>\n                <\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245441031.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n<p>Peru\u2019s President Keiko Fujimori following her inauguration ceremony in Lima on July 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credits\">(Connie France \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><em>American Prestige<\/em> HQ is seriously considering upgrading the video content to IMAX. In this week\u2019s news: The US and Iran resume strikes after a brief pause (3:25); Gaza talks are close to an agreement on Hamas disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal (10:59); Saudi-Ansar Allah\/Houthi attacks escalate (13:37); the US and Saudi Arabia strike Iraqi militia sites (17:10); a drone strike hits two gas ships at Egypt\u2019s Damietta port (21:01); Ukraine attacks an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea (22:58); the Sudanese army seizes the Omdurman\u2013El Obeid highway (25:46); China expands its satellite and asteroid-defense programs (29:21); wildfires force mass evacuations across Spain and France (32:45); Keiko Fujimori takes office as president of Peru (35:53); and US pressure drives Venezuela and Chad to quit the International Criminal Court (37:35).<\/p>\n<p>Note: After recording, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/30\/trump-says-board-of-peace-reaches-agreement-on-disarmament-of-hamas-in-gaza\">a Hamas disarmament deal<\/a> was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to order your copy of Danny\u2019s new book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/15865\/9781803414805\">Imperialist Realism: Politics and Culture at the End of the American Century<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/xhpidhELxCs?feature=share\">a replay of last night\u2019s livestream<\/a> with journalist Jasper Nathaniel about his latest trip to the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p><em>Subscribe to <\/em>The Nation <em>to support all of our podcasts: <a href=\"https:\/\/thenation.com\/podcastsubscribe\">thenation.com\/subscribe<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"cta-block_9125664f0162ac4f3fc8019eebc970eb\" class=\"cta\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"cta__container\">\n<div class=\"cta__inline\">\n<p><h2 class=\"cta__title\">Subscribe to The Nation to Support all of our podcasts<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"blocks-wrapper is-standard-article is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"article-end-\" class=\"article-end \">\n<div class=\"article-end__authors\">\n<div class=\"article-end__author\">\n<h5 class=\"article-end__author-name\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/authors\/daniel-bessner\/\">Daniel Bessner<\/a><br \/>\n                    <\/h5>\n<p>                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dbessner\" class=\"article-end__author-twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"17\" height=\"14\" viewbox=\"0 0 17 14\" fill=\"none\"><br \/>\n\t<default:path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M15.2054 3.54558C15.2122 3.6951 15.215 3.84463 15.215 3.99527C15.215 8.58792 11.7194 13.8834 5.32683 13.8834C3.36455 13.8834 1.53779 13.3083 0 12.3221C0.271606 12.354 0.548252 12.3702 0.828257 12.3702C2.45677 12.3702 3.95536 11.8147 5.14483 10.8829C3.62384 10.8543 2.34085 9.84963 1.89844 8.4692C2.11068 8.51008 2.32797 8.53136 2.55253 8.53136C2.87006 8.53136 3.17695 8.48936 3.46815 8.40984C1.87772 8.09008 0.680414 6.68501 0.680414 5.00273C0.680414 4.98705 0.680414 4.97305 0.680414 4.95793C1.14858 5.21833 1.68452 5.37514 2.25461 5.39362C1.32219 4.76921 0.708415 3.7063 0.708415 2.5006C0.708415 1.8633 0.879778 1.26633 1.17882 0.753361C2.89302 2.85621 5.45395 4.23887 8.34249 4.38392C8.28313 4.12967 8.25233 3.86423 8.25233 3.59206C8.25233 1.6729 9.80861 0.117188 11.7278 0.117188C12.7274 0.117188 13.6301 0.539436 14.2641 1.21425C15.0559 1.05913 15.8002 0.769041 16.4716 0.370873C16.2118 1.18289 15.6602 1.86386 14.9428 2.29395C15.6462 2.20939 16.3159 2.02235 16.9392 1.74626C16.4739 2.44292 15.8842 3.05557 15.2054 3.54558Z\" fill=\"#666666\"\/><br \/>\n<\/default:svg><br \/>\n                        <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-end__author-bio\">\n<p>Daniel Bessner is a historian of US foreign relations and is the author of, among other books, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/15865\/9781803414805\"><em>Imperialist Realism<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-end__author\">\n<h5 class=\"article-end__author-name\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/authors\/derek-davison\/\">Derek Davison<\/a><br \/>\n                    <\/h5>\n<div class=\"article-end__author-bio\">\n<p>Derek Davison is a writer and analyst specializing in international affairs and US foreign policy. 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