Trump sanctions Iran, Iraq's militias delay handover, Palestinian factions meet to discuss elections

Trump sanctions Iran, Iraq's militias delay handover, Palestinian factions meet to discuss elections

Author: The New Arab August 28, 2026 Duration: 39:05

This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we discuss the 'economic asphixiation' that Donald Trump is imposing on Iran, and the country's ability to cope with sanctions, the militas in Iraq who are refusing to handover their weapons to the state, and this weeks meetings held in Egypt between the Palestinian factions as they wrangle relationships ahead of the upcoming elections.

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Iran's Raisi killed, ICC arrest warrants, Jenin raided by Israel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:46
This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and what it means for Iran, the news that the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israel…
ICC arrest warrants, a Rafah assault, and homosexuality in Iraq [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:51
This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the prospect of arrest warrants being handed down to Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a potential Israeli assault on Rafah and attempts to se…
Israel's retaliation, Columbia protests, and mass graves in Gaza [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:37
This week on The New Arab Weekly, we look at the recent retaliatory strike on Iran by Israel, the growing protest movement on US university campuses, and the mass graves that were discovered at the Al-Shifa Hospital and…
Iran attacks Israel, West Bank settler violence, and Gulf flooding [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:07
This week on The New Arab Weekly we look at the recent Iranian missile and drone attack on Israel, the recent rampage of violence by West Bank settlers, and the heavy rains in across the Gulf that caused deadly flooding…