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February 18, 2026

Iran fires a warning shot at the global economy. Tehran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz during live-fire drills this week, threatening a narrow shipping lane where about one in every five barrels of oil passes each day. Plus: China shows off its latest humanoid robots.

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