# Labor stalls on migration changes + Trump's deal (or no deal) with Iran

An episode of [The Briefing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1507116817), 4 Aug 2026, 24 min.

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Wednesday Headlines: • Albanese under pressure to do more on gambling ads reform • Tony Burke delays migration cut announcement • Competing drone videos in Russia, Ukraine war • Alan Jones trial continues • Jetstar to charge for carry-on baggage lockers Deep Dive: Five months into the United States' war on Iran, Donald Trump keeps insisting that a deal, or a decisive victory, is within reach. So why does neither ever arrive? Trita Parsi's answer is blunt: the President is chasing a knockout blow that doesn't exist. In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou speaks with Parsi, who is an expert on US-Iranian relations and Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft - about who can really outlast whom and whether Trump has walked into a new forever war. Trita’s last chat with Chris from March: Why the Iran war can’t end ‘soon’ Follow The Briefing: TikTok: @thebriefingpod Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @TheBriefingPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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