{"id":766,"date":"2026-07-11T08:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=766"},"modified":"2026-07-11T08:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T08:16:22","slug":"the-us-iran-ceasefire-collapses-hamas-dissolves-gazas-government-sudans-el-obeid-braces-for-an-rsf-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=766","title":{"rendered":"The US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses, Hamas Dissolves Gaza\u2019s Government, Sudan\u2019s El-Obeid Braces for an RSF Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284625622-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses, Hamas Dissolves Gaza\u2019s Government, Sudan\u2019s El-Obeid Braces for an RSF Assault\" title=\"The US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses, Hamas Dissolves Gaza\u2019s Government, Sudan\u2019s El-Obeid Braces for an RSF Assault\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"post-603738\" data-post=\"603738\">\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>US President Donald Trump poses with other heads of state prior to the North Atlantic Council meeting held at the 36th NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 08, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credits\">(Ahmet Serdar Eser \/ Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Danny and Derek\u2019s FIFA officiating careers have been tragically cut short since Javier Milei\u2019s checks started bouncing. In this week\u2019s news: The NATO summit ends on a high note (4:46); in Iran, new fighting erupts as Trump declares the end of the ceasefire (11:59), and estimates of the war\u2019s cost increase (16:45); in Gaza, Hamas dissolves its government (18:15) as the Board of Peace prepares a \u201chumanitarian zone\u201d (20:29); Trump appears ready to sell Turkey F-35s (23:40); Syria is officially removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism (27:54); in Sudan, civilians flee fighting in El Obeid (29:32); rebels coordinate a new joint offensive in Mali (32:59); the US licenses domestic Patriot missile production in Ukraine (34:17); Roberto Sanchez concedes the Peruvian presidential election (38:07); Colombia\u2019s presidential transition breaks down (39:01); and the US drops the \u201cIndo-Pacific\u201d construct (40:07), prompting strategic discussions on the future of America\u2019s position in the Pacific (43:25).<\/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<section id=\"accordion-block_53dcb6771b0d507be655b213b382aba4\" class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"accordion__toggle\">\n            <button type=\"button\" id=\"accordionToggle\" aria-controls=\"accordionContent\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"opentxt\">Read the transcription<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"closetxt\" style=\"display: none;\">Close transcription<\/span><br \/>\n                <default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" viewbox=\"0 0 34 34\" fill=\"none\"><br \/>\n                    <default:line x1=\"2.55078\" y1=\"16.5498\" x2=\"32.5508\" y2=\"16.5498\" stroke=\"#E3DED8\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><br \/>\n                    <default:line class=\"plus-line\" y1=\"-1\" x2=\"30\" y2=\"-1\" transform=\"matrix(-1.18011e-06 -1 -1 1.18011e-06 16.6914 31.6924)\" stroke=\"#E3DED8\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/default:svg><br \/>\n            <\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"cta-block_ea3f7fa5e259015330aba0dbc6d9ebfe\" 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 an historian of US foreign relations, and cohost of <em>American Prestige<\/em>, a podcast on international affairs.<\/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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