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  1. The landlocked body of water has taken on new significance, with Russia shipping military and commercial goods to bolster Tehran’s ability to withstand the U.S. assault.
  2. Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has shown little sign of abating, with Hezbollah also continuing to attack Israeli troops, and both sides accusing the other of violating a U.S.-brokered truce.
  3. Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.
  4. Four states are considering drawing new maps in the coming weeks. Another dozen or more could join the fray next year.
  5. The “majority-minority” House districts struck down by the Supreme Court last week sent a surge of Black and Hispanic lawmakers to Congress. They also opened opportunities for the G.O.P.