Epic Fury: The US-Iran War Podcast20 Aug

UAE Severs Trade With Iran After Missile Alert, Trump Claims Hormuz Is Open as Shipping Stalls

The UAE has severed all trade, commercial exchange and financial ties with Iran following a missile alert that reignited tensions across the Gulf. Iran denies launching the missiles, but the economic rupture threatens one of Tehran’s most important commercial lifelines.

Meanwhile, President Trump claims the Strait of Hormuz is open and operating — but shipping data tells a very different story. Vessel crossings remain dramatically below pre-war levels, Iran says the strait is still blocked, and a cargo ship was attacked while attempting to leave the waterway.

In this episode of Epic Fury, we examine the UAE-Iran economic break, the growing dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, Trump’s threat against Oman, and reports of an emerging Iran-Oman shipping arrangement. We also cover the collapse of the sixty-day US-Iran negotiating window, Washington’s threatened new economic pressure on Tehran, the unresolved drone attack in Iraqi Kurdistan, Gaza ceasefire talks, Lebanon’s disarmament negotiations, Iraq’s September militia deadline, rising oil prices, depleted US missile interceptor stocks, and the latest US carrier movements.

Epic Fury is your daily briefing on the US-Iran war, covering the military, diplomatic, economic and geopolitical developments shaping the conflict.

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7 Sep 23min

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6 Sep 22min

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5 Sep 23min

JD Vance Responds as Iran Strikes Kuwait and the UAE

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4 Sep 23min