Full Show 8/4/2026: The Iran Hokey Pokey: Trump threatens Iran, then pulls back for the 7th time

On today's show, Newell talks about President Donald Trump pulling back from a massive planned military strike against Iran for a seventh time, citing progress toward a diplomatic framework to end the five-month conflict. Then, Newell has on Aaron Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss what options Washington, D.C., actually has left dealing with the crisis in Iran, Kea Sherman, Vice President of Customer Service and Economic Development at Entergy New Orleans, to discuss how targeted economic development is being deployed to combat out-migration, Jennifer Carpenter, President & CEO of the American Waterways Operators, to argue that the federal Jones Act waiver has failed to deliver promised consumer savings while domestic oil companies export petroleum products overseas for record profits, and New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno to discuss reforms at the Sewerage & Water Board, challenges with the City's budget, the new vision for Canal Street, and more.