EPM Morning Briefing — July 13, 2026

🌅 EPM MORNING BRIEFING — July 13, 2026 The 5 stories you need to know today. 1. 🔴 [ESTADOS UNIDOS] TRUMP ENDS CEASEFIRE, LAUNCHES THOUSAND MISSILES AT IRAN The United States has abandoned its ceasefire posture and unleashed a massive missile strike targeting Iran, with civilians caught in the crossfire. This marks one of the most consequential military escalations of the decade, with global oil routes, regional stability, and international alliances hanging in the balance. 2. 🔴 [ESTADOS UNIDOS] SENATOR GRAHAM DEAD AT 71 — SENATE BALANCE SHIFTS OVERNIGHT Lindsey Graham has died at 71, triggering an immediate and seismic shift in Senate power dynamics that could reshape the legislative agenda in Washington. Every vote now counts differently, and both parties are already maneuvering for the soul of the chamber. 3. 🟠 [ESTADOS UNIDOS] TRUMP'S IRAN DEAL LEFT GLOBAL ENERGY ROUTES EXPOSED Even before the missiles flew, analysts warned that the terms of Trump's Iran framework left critical maritime energy corridors unguarded and vulnerable. With strikes now underway, the question of who controls the Strait of Hormuz has never been more urgent — or more dangerous. 4. 🟡 [FRANCIA] MACRON WARNS ANTISEMITISM IS BACK — 120 YEARS AFTER DREYFUS President Macron delivered a stark warning that antisemitism has returned to French society with alarming force, invoking the ghost of the Dreyfus Affair on its 120th anniversary. The speech lands as a moral indictment not just of France, but of a Europe struggling to confront its oldest hatred. 5. 🟡 [JAPÓN] WAGE CRISIS DRIVES FOREIGN WORKERS OUT OF JAPAN Japan's inflation spiral is pushing foreign workers to the exit, as wages fail to keep pace with rising costs and the yen's weakness erodes purchasing power. The exodus threatens to deepen a labor crisis that already has Tokyo scrambling for structural answers. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 Editor's Note From a Senate thrown into uncertainty to missiles over Tehran, July 13 is the kind of day that rewrites the assumptions we woke up with yesterday.