US-Iran Escalations, Israel Expands Lebanon Campaign, CIA Feuds With Intelligence Chief / American Prestige

About this episode

The episode discusses escalating tensions between the US and Iran, Israel's actions in Lebanon, and features a discussion on climate policy with guests Tim Sahay and Kate MacKenzie.

There’s too much Knickerbocker news to fit here, but we do have other stories to report. This week: Iran and the U.S. exchange fire in the Gulf (2:00), plus peace talks stall after Trump adds new demands (4:29); Israel escalates its Lebanon campaign despite ceasefire talks (08:33); Cambodia takes a Thailand maritime dispute to the UN (15:19); in Sudan, tribal clashes kill dozens in South Darfur (17:38); Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg during the city’s International Economic Forum (20:13); Germany loses a UN Security Council vote (21:54); Colombia’s first-round election results see the right gain momentum (24:04); U.S. sanctions hit Cuba-linked hotels (26:36); and Tulsi Gabbard resigns as the DNI faces a CIA feud (29:11). Then, Tim Sahay and Kate MacKenzie, co-editors of The Polycrisis , join the show to explain how the climate crisis, Chinese clean-tech, U.S. policy, and the Iran war are accelerating a global shift away from fossil fuels. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: The Nation Magazine

Guests: Tim Sahay, Kate MacKenzie

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• Middle East conflict
• global politics
• climate crisis
• intelligence community
• elections
• international disputes

Keywords

• Iran
• US
• Israel
• Lebanon
• CIA
• climate crisis
• elections
• international relations
• conflict
• sanctions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA

Books & works: The Polycrisis

Places: Iran, U.S., Lebanon, Cambodia, Thailand, UN, Sudan, South Darfur, Ukraine, St. Petersburg

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