Four Fingers News — Monday, July 13, 2026
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Monday, July 13, 2026
FROM THE EDITOR · July 13, 2026
Day 136. They traded fire again overnight, and by morning the war had shrunk to an argument over one waterway. Washington says the Strait of Hormuz is open and CENTCOM is escorting ships through. Tehran says nothing gets past. Both can’t be true, and here’s the trouble: I can’t verify either from my desk. A strait isn’t settled at a podium — it’s settled by hulls that actually make the crossing, and the tally is exactly what nobody will show me. We’re told we’re halfway through a 60-day window to reach a deal, though Trump already called June’s version “over.” A deal you keep burying isn’t a deal. Oil isn’t guessing — Brent’s near $79, up about four percent. Watch the water, not the microphone. Four fingers, neat.
— T.
The Dispatch
Updated Mon Jul 13 · 6:16 AM PDT
HORMUZ
Hormuz Traffic Halves as the Truce Formally Collapses; Crude Reopens Higher
Ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz ran 52% below the prior week after a weekend of trading strikes, with Washington ordering fresh rounds Sunday night — its first using one-way attack sea drones — and Tehran firing on U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Jordan.
MARKETS
Stocks Open Soft as a Chip Sell-Off Leads the Slide
S&P 500 futures eased about 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures 0.8% before the bell, with semiconductors the heaviest weight and the weekend’s oil spike hanging over the tape.
INFLATION
June Prices Land Tuesday, With Warsh on the Hill 90 Minutes Later
Economists look for headline inflation to cool toward 3.9% from May’s 4.2%, flattered by an oil slide that has since reversed, while core holds near 2.9%.
SENATE
Graham’s Death Opens a Carolina Seat and a Midsummer Scramble
Lindsey Graham, running for a fifth term, died Saturday night at 71 after what his office called a brief, sudden illness.
ELECTIONS
White House Task Force Readies Release of Classified Election Files
A White House task force sifting thousands of pages of classified intelligence and law-enforcement records for past election irregularities expects to begin releasing them within weeks.
NORTHWEST
Okanogan’s B&O Fire Eases to Level 2 as Cause Is Ruled Human
The B&O Fire southwest of Okanogan held near 2,900 acres as crews cut evacuations from “Go Now” to Level 2, and officials said the blaze was human-caused and under investigation.
MARINERS
Mariners Salvage the Finale in Tampa, 8-2, Ending a Five-Game Skid
Randy Arozarena’s three-run homer keyed Sunday’s 8-2 win over the Rays, snapping a five-game losing streak, though Seattle lost starter Emerson Hancock to a hand injury in the second inning.
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