US War With Iran Hits Six Month Mark | Balance of Power: Late Edition 08/28/2026

"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Mattie Duppler, Senior Fellow for Fiscal Policy at the National Taxpayers Union, says Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s comments on interest rates were the “least interesting” part of his Jackson Hole speech and points

Six months into the Iran war, newly aggressive U.S. economic sanctions against Tehran are raising alarms in the Middle East as banks scramble to avoid or minimize their impact. Former Trump national security adviser H. R. McMaster joins with his perspective.

President Donald Trump arrives at an awkward moment for his presidency on Friday as the US-Israel war against Iran reaches the six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that the Republican leader repeatedly assured Americans would be a “little excursion” lasting a matter of weeks. The war is not over, though T

US hits Egyptian bank branches with Iran sanctions as war marks six months  Reuters

By Daphne Psaledakis and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. imposed Iran-related sanctions on an Egyptian bank on Friday, part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's campaign to increase economic pressure to try to break a stalemate six months into Washington's war with Iran.