About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in U.S.-Iran relations, the situation in Gaza, and geopolitical events affecting oil and security.

Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. The AP Labor Day barbecue seeks more bouncy castle security personnel. In this week’s news: a grim climate update (3:27); the Trump administration is trying to avoid Iran escalation until the midterms pass (6:22); the Iran war appears to resume (6:40); settler violence escalates in the West Bank (12:07); a leaked Pentagon document shows that generals object to extended deployments in Iran (13:44); Israel's defense minister backs Gaza ethnic cleansing (17:20); Libya's rival governments sign an election agreement (21:26); Somali piracy is on the rise (23:01); Russia uses more advanced drones to pummel Ukraine (24:24); German authorities accuse Russia of an attempted drone attack (25:48); Trump threatens a Falklands policy reversal (27:47); Iceland voters reject EU accession talks (29:39); the US takes ownership of Venezuela’s oil (31:15); and Operation Southern Spear turns one (36:53). Don't forget Derek's Substack, Foreign Exchanges. Enjoy Danny's new Substack, Imperialist Realism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Bessner, Derek Davison

Topics covered

• U.S.-Iran relations
• Middle East conflict
• Venezuela's oil
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• global security
• political developments

Keywords

• Iran
• Trump
• Gaza
• Venezuela
• Israel
• Pentagon
• Libya
• Somalia
• Ukraine
• Operation Southern Spear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pentagon, Israel

Places: Gaza, Venezuela, Libya, Somalia, Ukraine, Iceland

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