About this episode

The episode discusses the US's renewed military actions in Iran, the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC, and political developments in the UK and other regions.

Canada’s wildfires rage on, so Danny and Derek are here to be your breath of fresh air. This week’s news: In Iran, the US reimposes its blockade and intensifies strikes (2:04), Trump announces and then backs off a Hormuz toll (5:44), and the White House issues threats of further escalation (9:17); in Yemen, the Houthis/Ansar Allah and Saudi Arabia trade strikes (13:37) as the former might become involved in the Iran war (16:28); Lebanese-Israeli talks talks wrap up, but progress is uncertain (17:45); in Israel, a date is set for an election (19:18), plus the ethnic cleansing in Gaza is given a new euphemism (21:15); Southeast Asian countries appear to normalize relations with Myanmar (22:23); the US touts a “new” peace plan for Sudan (24:13); the Ebola outbreak in the DRC continues and may be much larger than official figures suggest (26:35); Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine’s prime minister and defense minister (29:43); Andy Burnham is to become the UK’s PM (33:32), plus a UK-EU deal on Gibraltar is reached (35:22); Marco Rubio is reportedly running Venezuela as a US viceroy (36:34); the US is attempting to destroy the ICC (38:35) as it also takes aim at “left-wing terrorism” (41:23)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny, Derek

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• Middle East conflict
• Ebola outbreak
• UK politics
• International relations
• Public opinion

Keywords

• Iran war
• Ebola outbreak
• US foreign policy
• UK Prime Minister
• Middle East
• Gaza
• Trump
• Zelenskyy
• Myanmar
• China

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House, US, Iran, Trump, Yemen, Houthis/Ansar Allah, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Israel, Gaza

Places: China, US

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