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Politix · Jul 29, 2026 · 39m · transcript

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The Iran war’s back on, oil prices are back up, the Republican election outlook is back down. But…it’s not playing out as an existential political crisis for Donald Trump.

In this episode, Matt and Brian discuss:

* Why Trump was unable to make surrender stick;

* The peculiar case of the missing oil crisis;

* Whether Trump’s untrustworthiness, and Iran’s experience exploiting U.S. election deadlines, means he’ll be unable to get another ceasefire on the books before November.

Then, why aren’t Trump’s horrifying…