WorldVoice of America Chinese Broadcast (August 5, 2026)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent says the Strait of Hormuz crisis may see a breakthrough, with an agreement to reopen the waterway possibly coming soon. Secretary of State Rubio says talks between the United States and Iran over the strait have advanced, but calls denuclearizing Iran’s regime the “final deal.” Officials on both sides say airstrikes have killed civilians in Russia and Ukraine. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 1,700 people have been confirmed dead in an Ebola outbreak described as the fastest-spreading on record.