U.S. operation in Hormuz and Netanyahu's trap for Erdoğan
The article covers a range of international news events on August 20, 2026. The most prominent among them is Turkey's reassurance that it will not fall into the trap set by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Syria, following Israel's attack on a military airport in the northwest of the country. It also reveals a secret operation led by American forces since May to safely pass oil through the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to prevent a significant surge in crude prices. It is worth noting that before the war, approximately 15 million barrels of oil passed through this corridor daily. Additionally, six militants who seized a tanker off Yemen and diverted it to Somalia have been arrested. Iraq continues efforts to restrict arms to the state, while a Syrian investigator has been referred to the judiciary over the death of a hemophiliac patient during interrogation. A Russian attack on Kyiv resulted in eight deaths and 33 injuries, with widespread damage and power outages. Meanwhile, Germany recorded nearly 14,000 cases of burns due to this summer’s intense heatwave, surpassing the record set in 2018.
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