AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCannes Breakthrough: Sara Ishaq’s Yemen-set drama “The Station” (women-only gas station) finally premieres at Cannes Critics’ Week, a decade in the making. Strait of Hormuz Tech Pressure: Iran is floating a plan to charge big tech for using subsea cables under the Strait, aiming to force licensing and repair rights through Iranian firms. Pentagon Civilian Care Under Fire: A War Department watchdog says civilian-harm mitigation has been gutted, leaving the U.S. unable to properly protect civilians and verify strikes. Gulf Alliances Go Public: Israel-UAE ties are being spotlighted—Iron Dome support and Netanyahu’s wartime visit—while the UAE tries to keep things discreet. Shipping Squeeze: With Hormuz and the Red Sea disrupted, Somali piracy is returning, hijacking tankers and pushing routes farther around Africa. Yemen’s Digital War Funding: Reports say telecom payments in Houthi areas are being used to bankroll missiles and drones.
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