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Gabriella Jacobs

Multimedia journalist and podcast host at The Times of Israel, hosting the Daily Briefing and Lazar Focus podcasts.

Aug 7, 2026

2:21
So Gabriella, what do you want to start with? What is on your mind?
2:24
So I think let's start with Iran.
2:26
I think it's on everybody's mind.
2:29
Over the past few weeks, there's been a ton of back and forth of will there be a deal? Will there not be a deal? Trump seems to still be kind of set on pursuing a diplomatic solution while Iran still holds dominance over the Straits of Hormuz and is kind of refusing to give it up.
2:47
So why does Trump remain hesitant on this? Why does he keep pulling back? Is it...
2:53
Is it the Gulf states? Is it domestic pressures? Let's start there.

18 MINS LATER

20:40
So let's take a quick break and then we will be right back to talk about what is going on in attempts to disarm Hamas in Gaza.
20:52
I'm Gabriella Jacobs, a multimedia journalist at The Times of Israel.

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