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Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Take Over’ Strait of Hormuz, and How Russia Made Japan a Den of Spies
From The Headlines by The New York Times
July 14, 2026 · 9 min
About this episode The episode discusses Trump's comments on U.S. control of the Strait of Hormuz, Russia's espionage activities in Japan, and a scientific discovery of sugar in outer space.
Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space.
Topics covered U.S. foreign policy Russia Japan outer space sugar Strait of Hormuz
Keywords Trump Strait of Hormuz Russia Japan sugar outer space espionage
Mentioned in this episode Organizations: Russia
Places: Strait of Hormuz, Japan
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