News - Iran Talks Stall, Hezbollah Drones Limit IDF, Cuba Pretexts Build

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

Politics, History, News

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Subscribe now for all episodes and no ads! Danny and Derek have reconciled with their disappointment in the new Star Wars film and can now bring you the news roundup. This week: in Iran, talks stall as Trump weighs continuing the war (2:00), the Islamic Republic attempts to institutionalize control over the Strait of Hormuz (8:49), and fuel protests spread around the world (13:09); the IDF continues daily bombardments in Lebanon while Hezbollah drones restrict IDF ground operations (15:10); Trump considers a call with Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te (18:32); Xi and Putin stage an uneventful summit in Beijing (21:47);Sudanese forces gain ground in Blue Nile State (23:23); a U.S.-Nigerian operation kills an Islamic State leader (25:26); Ebola spreads from northeastern DRC (27:45); in NATO news, the U.S. reduces its forces in Europe (30:25); Labour challengers emerge against Keir Starmer (33:36); Peru confirms a Fujimori-Sanchez runoff in its presidential election (35:23); Washington manufactures new pretexts against Cuba (36:49); Trump seeks a permanent U.S. presence in Greenland (41:15); and “Golden Dome” costs are estimated to reach $1.2 trillion (43:55). Note: After the time of recording, Donald Trump ⁠walked back his decision to reduce US troops in Poland⁠. Additionally, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz has changed due to Oman's interest in collecting "tolls." Don’t forget to ⁠subscribe to our YouTube channel⁠, now featuring livestreams with Danny and Derek every Wednesday at 8pm ET. Join the Discord (paid subscribers get access to all channels). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to American Prestige. To listen ad-free, you can subscribe at Americanprostagepod.com. Find the link in our show notes.
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1:00.0	Hello, Prestige Heads and welcome to American Prestige. I'm Danny Bessner, here as always with my friend and comrade Derek Davidson, and we are excited to bring you the news.
1:06.6	But before we do, Derek, we've got some merch R&D here for people who are watching on video.
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1:17.6	I'm drinking from our coffee cup right now.
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1:32.8	We're really happy to find that supplier.
1:35.9	We are nothing but small business owners in the final analysis.
1:39.7	Also, everyone, we've been doing our weekly live streams on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. PST, 8 p.m. EST.
1:46.7	Please check out our YouTube and subscribe to it. Just search American Prestige YouTube and you'll find it.
1:52.7	For those who aren't able to attend the live streams, we keep them up for you to watch them.
1:58.1	Also, just plug in the Discord. Check that out at AmericanPrestigepod.com.
2:03.3	And I haven't done this in a while,
2:05.3	but if you can take a moment to rate and review us on iTunes,
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