Trump's Delusions About Iran Make The War Unwinnable | News Round-Up

In this news round-up of the week on Friday July 24th 2026. President Trump is furious about the rapid leaks about all the mis-steps and u-turns he's making over the Iran war. But they are many, and serious, and reveal that his push for military escalation is based on a delusion. The Saudis are furious about Trump agreeing a nuclear deal with them and then AFTER it was publicly announced, tacked on a condition that they find impossible to stomach. South East Asian countries are furious about Trump landing massive costs and consequences on them without apparently caring. And Trump has delivered the latest version of his global tariffs operation - and done so by slandering everyone for being just peachy with the idea of modern slavery. Support Mallen's work on Patreon!   / mallenbaker   [ please use the website, not Apple IOS Patreon app, as Apple takes a big slice of money from the latter ] Support Mallen via Paypal https://paypal.me/mallenbaker The ‘Faultlines’ channel by Mallen Baker covers news, current affairs, science and politics. A rational, reasoned and non-partisan approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, looking for how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. Prefer it on podcast? Audio versions are available wherever you get your podcasts, or see https://the-mallen-baker-podcast.simp... Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video.