Strait of Hormuz Disruption Fallout: UNCTAD warns that even as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz normalizes, 100+ days of disruption have already hit inflation, food security, industrial output and public finances across the region. Regional Security Talks: CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper met officials from 12 Middle East countries in Bahrain to coordinate defense cooperation and protect the free flow of commerce through Hormuz. Heat and Water Stress: A report on extreme heat highlights how rising temperatures are pushing more land into uninhabitable conditions, while another story shows the Colorado River headwaters drying up—an echo of the water stress the Middle East also faces. Gaza Humanitarian Alarm: The UN says Gaza’s crisis has reached 1,000 days with deepening humanitarian needs and calls for expanded access. Environment Policy in Iraq: Iraq strengthens environmental accountability with legal reforms, including sewage dumping bans in rivers. Climate-Energy Moves: Egypt’s SCCT and SCZONE push clean power supply deals, and the UAE and Qatar deepen environment and energy cooperation. Local Environment Health: A restaurant in Birmingham was shut over a severe cockroach infestation, underscoring ongoing public health enforcement.