{"id":218352,"date":"2026-07-26T19:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/daily-briefing-is-the-strait-open-or-closed-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T19:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:22:05","slug":"daily-briefing-is-the-strait-open-or-closed-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/daily-briefing-is-the-strait-open-or-closed-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Briefing: Is the Strait open or closed? &#8211; USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here\u2019s the news to start your week:<br \/><em><strong><a href=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicolefallert\/ data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Nicole Fallert<\/a><\/strong><\/em> here, catch up with our <a href=\"http:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/latest\/newsquiz?utm_campaign=daily-briefing&#038;utm_content=8872UT-E-NLETTER02&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=engagement&#038;utm_term=usat-weekly-news-quiz-author-promoted\" data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>News Quiz<\/a>. Here&#8217;s Monday&#8217;s news, including the latest on end-of-war talks with Iran.<br \/>Iran&#8217;s team arrived in the U.S. less than 18 hours before <a href=\/story\/sports\/soccer\/worldcup\/2026\/06\/21\/belgium-vs-iran-live-updates-score-stats-results-highlights-world-cup\/90626590007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>its scoreless FIFA World Cup game against\u00a0Belgium\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday<\/a>,\u00a0Iran\u00a0coach Amir Ghalenoei said. As a result, the team had to cut its training in half.<br \/>Ghalenoei <a href=\/story\/sports\/soccer\/worldcup\/2026\/06\/20\/iran-coach-criticizes-treatment-world-cup\/90632630007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>blasted the treatment of his team<\/a> as Iran announced over the weekend it will once again <a href=\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/06\/20\/us-iran-strait-of-hormuz-closed--live\/90627193007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>close the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>. The closure <a href=\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/06\/21\/lindsey-graham-trump-iran\/90635769007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>threatens to further unravel<\/a> negotiations between Iran and the Trump administration.<br \/><strong>Get USA TODAY at the top of your search results:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=usatoday.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=_blank data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Add us as preferred source on Google<\/a>.<br \/><strong><span style=text-decoration:underline>Take a look<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Yesterday was officially the\u00a0<a href=\/story\/news\/nation\/2026\/06\/14\/summer-solstice-2026\/90519932007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>summer solstice<\/a>\u00a0which is the <a href=\/story\/news\/nation\/2026\/06\/20\/summer-solstice-2026\/90602270007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>longest day of the year<\/a> and the first day of summer.<br \/><strong><span style=text-decoration:underline>Travel<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Our staff at USA TODAY isn&#8217;t immune to the inevitable mishaps. As we get ready for the brunt of summer travel, <a href=\/story\/travel\/2026\/06\/21\/our-worst-travel-mistakes\/90496455007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>we compiled our worst travel experiences<\/a>, hoping others can learn from our mistakes. If you also have a &#8220;worst travel story,&#8221; tell us where it happened and what you\u2019d do differently today by\u00a0<a href=https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/MSCRCmuQPB data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>filling out this (short) form<\/a>. We&#8217;re looking forward to featuring you in an upcoming USA TODAY Travel story!<br \/><small><em>Have feedback on the Daily Briefing?\u00a0Shoot\u00a0Nicole an email at\u00a0NFallert@usatoday.com<\/em><\/small>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMilAFBVV95cUxPMXRIZWdubXpWaEdnb082U1BxblFwQ1FzM0NhSlZOZ1hGZUNyOFZoX0RQOVQ0UERPdmsyVU9kejZnVjQ0bDV5T2RLSVNjLW9LOHl1TlowTzcyNUNBOGNRSHJTbWU4UlVLWVRHVURxLWR5TEdxcVRXYkEtd1hXX3ZiNUZVb0xEaS13a01UZTVOdFZ6U1VQ?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here\u2019s the news to start your week:Nicole Fallert here, catch up with our News Quiz. Here&#8217;s Monday&#8217;s news, including the latest on end-of-war talks with Iran.Iran&#8217;s team arrived in the U.S. less than 18 hours before its scoreless FIFA World Cup game against\u00a0Belgium\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday,\u00a0Iran\u00a0coach Amir Ghalenoei said. 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