9 AM ET: US de-escalation attempts, Tim Walz starts campaigning, Starliner still stuck & more

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🗓️ 7 August 2024

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The US is trying to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East as Israel braces for a retaliation from Iran. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has officially joined Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail as her running mate. Another member of the House "squad" of progressives has lost her seat. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is still stuck in space, seven weeks after it was meant to return home. And, a Nobel Peace Prize winner is taking control of the Bangladeshi government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.6	August 7th. The US is working hard to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East as Israel is bracing for retaliation
0:45.2	from both Hezbollah and Iran for the assassination of key militant figures last week.
0:50.5	Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrala promised a response is coming.
0:56.4	The week-long wait for Israel is part of the punishment, part of the response, part of the
1:00.9	battle because the battle is a psychological and moral one that requires
1:05.2	nerves.
1:06.2	Top US officials oppressing regional partners to push Iran to not carry out a strike.
1:12.4	This week alone President Joe Biden and Secretary of State
1:15.6	Anthony Blinkin have made calls to Middle Eastern leaders and foreign ministers
1:19.8	from Jordan, Qatar and Egypt, urging de-escalation.
1:24.0	This all comes as Hamas has named a new political leader,
1:28.0	one of the alleged masterminds of the October 7th attacks, Yaya Simwa.
1:32.0	Minnesota Governor... October 7th attacks, Yaya Simwa.
1:34.1	Minnesota Governor Tim Woles has made his first public appearance as Vice President
1:38.9	Carmelah Harris's running mate.
1:41.2	The pair held a rally in Philadelphia last night, just hours after Harris announced the Army National
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