{"id":2978,"date":"2026-08-21T22:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=2978"},"modified":"2026-08-21T22:12:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:12:24","slug":"israel-strikes-syria-trump-escalates-the-economic-war-on-iran-the-us-seems-to-move-toward-diplomacy-with-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=2978","title":{"rendered":"Israel Strikes Syria, Trump Escalates the Economic War on Iran, the US Seems to Move Toward Diplomacy With North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"post-607522\" data-post=\"607522\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group blocks-wrapper type-standard-article is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad-block ad siderail-ad float-r-w-3 break-r-4\">\n<p>                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/advertising-policy\" class=\"ad-policy\" target=\"_blank\">Ad Policy<\/a><br \/>\n                <\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245441031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"907\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-607542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1-275x173.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1-810x510.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1-340x215.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1-168x106.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1-382x240.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290488186-1-793x500.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump and Air Force Col. Christopher M Robinson walking to board Air Force One on August 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credits\">(Samuel Corum \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Danny and Derek must disclose that <a href=\"https:\/\/americanprestigepod.com\/episodes\/8473663193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they have had Hasan Piker on this program<\/a>. They are listening and learning from him. In this week\u2019s news: Israel bombs a Syrian airbase, potentially moving closer to a conflict with Turkey (1:22); Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu agree to scrap the Gaza Board of Peace\u2019s Hamas disarmament plan (7:09); the Iran MOU expires as Trump escalates the economic war (9:20); the Islamic Republic might restart the shooting war (13:36); the Pentagon and Arab governments rethink America\u2019s military presence in the Gulf (15:58); Trump curtails military exercises with South Korea, possibly moving toward diplomacy with North Korea\/DPRK (18:53); the Sudanese military concludes a new cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia (24:47); the Ebola outbreak in the DRC continues to expand (27:39); in Ukraine, Zelensky faces calls for new elections (30:06); Trump suspends new tariffs on Canada (33:01); the US moves Operation Southern Spear onto land (34:50); and a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report details the cost of the new \u201c<em>Trump<\/em> class\u201d battleships (36:45).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><em>Subscribe to <\/em>The Nation\u00a0<em>to support all of our podcasts: <a href=\"https:\/\/thenation.com\/podcastsubscribe\">thenation.com\/subscribe<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"cta-block_5f93346291028c05bfe8083d17a76311\" class=\"cta\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"cta__container\">\n<div class=\"cta__inline\">\n<p><h2 class=\"cta__title\">Subscribe to The Nation to Support all of our podcasts<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"blocks-wrapper is-standard-article is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"article-end-\" class=\"article-end \">\n<div class=\"article-end__authors\">\n<div class=\"article-end__author\">\n<h5 class=\"article-end__author-name\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/authors\/derek-davison\/\">Derek Davison<\/a><br \/>\n                    <\/h5>\n<div class=\"article-end__author-bio\">\n<p>Derek Davison is a writer and analyst specializing in international affairs and US foreign policy. 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