# read august (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover read august. Page: Feed: --- ## [Israel Strikes Syria Base; Iranian Oil to China Collapses; US-Canada Trade Difficulties | Rapid Read 22 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/israel-strikes-syria-base-iranian) _2026-08-22 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 21 August 2026 at 0715 Eastern Time until 22 August 2026 at 0748 Eastern Time [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212276464/99906bc2ae6844374d53e8d10bc8d75e.mp3) ## [Secondary Sanctions Threaten Iran Oil Lifelines with “Toughest Sanctions” Warning; Tanker Seized Near Yemen; | Rapid Read 21 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/secondary-sanctions-threaten-iran) _2026-08-21 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 20 August 2026 at 0615 Eastern Time until 21 August 2026 at 0715 Eastern Time ## [UAE Cuts All Iran Trade; Diesel Cracks Hit $100+; More Chinese Tankers U-Turn | Rapid Read 20 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/uae-cuts-all-iran-trade-diesel-cracks) _2026-08-20 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 19 August 2026 at 0628 Eastern Time until 20 August 2026 at 0615 Eastern Time ## [Chinese VLCCs Abort Hormuz; VLCC Rates Hit $510k; Black Sea Strike | Rapid Read 19 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/chinese-vlccs-abort-hormuz-vlcc-rates) _2026-08-19 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 18 August 2026 at 0358 Eastern Time until 19 August 2026 at 0628 Eastern Time ## [Diesel Crack Hits Record $102; Iran Voids MOU; Iran Goes Offensive | Rapid Read 18 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/diesel-crack-hits-record-102-iran) _2026-08-18 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 17 August 2026 at 0545 Eastern Time until 18 August 2026 at 0358 Eastern Time ## [Korea Drills Cut + Gaza Talks + Brazil Oil + US Cyber Counterstrikes | Rapid Read 17 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/korea-drills-cut-gaza-talks-brazil) _2026-08-17 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 16 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time until 17 August 2026 at 0546 Eastern Time ## [US to Force Allies to Pick Sides on AI; Hormuz Still Shut; NATO Downs Drone | Rapid Read 16 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/us-to-force-allies-to-pick-sides) _2026-08-16 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 15 August 2026 at 0800 Eastern Time until 16 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211414821/acb332bfd78707273be5693c177ee06a.mp3) ## [Trump Threatens to Make Hormuz US Territory, Iran Strikes Continue | Rapid Read 15 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/trump-threatens-to-make-hormuz-us) _2026-08-15 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 14 August 2026 at 0615 Eastern Time until 15 August 2026 at 0800 Eastern Time [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211297988/0320b96dbb627a4af02a258f25001d09.mp3) ## [US To Blockade Iranian Ports Indefinitely as Orsk Refinery Shuts; Diesel Shortage Looms | Rapid Read 14 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/us-to-blockade-iranian-ports-indefinitely) _2026-08-14 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 13 August 2026 at 0601 Eastern Time until 14 August 2026 at 0615 Eastern Time ## [Ukraine Pauses Tanker Hits as Grain Terminals Halt & Saudi Oil Surges | Rapid Read 13 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/ukraine-pauses-tanker-hits-as-grain) _2026-08-13 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 12 August 2026 at 0645 Eastern Time until 13 August 2026 at 0601 Eastern Time ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OLVCWMoVdqDd) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Hormuz at 6 Ships/Day as US; Houthis Both Go Kinetic | Rapid Read 12 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/hormuz-at-6-shipsday-as-us-houthis) _2026-08-12 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 11 August 2026 at 0341 Eastern Time until 12 August 2026 at 0645 Eastern Time ## [Trump and Iran Both Claim Sole Hormuz Control; Taneco Strike Tightens Diesel | Rapid Read 11 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/trump-and-iran-both-claim-sole-hormuz) _2026-08-11 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 10 August 2026 at 0459 Eastern Time until 11 August 2026 at 0341 Eastern Time ## [Hormuz Stays Closed – 55 Ships Diverted as Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Plan | Rapid Read 10 August 2026](https://geopoliticsunplugged.substack.com/p/hormuz-stays-closed-55-ships-diverted) _2026-08-10 · GeopoliticsUnplugged · GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack_ This is our news scan from 9 August 2026 at 0830 Eastern Time until 10 August 2026 at 0459 Eastern Time ## [Why Did Arjun Shake Hands with Stephan?](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/why-did-arjun-shake-hands-with-stephan) _2026-04-16 · Sean Hanna · CeFiWire_ Kraken’s co-CEO accepts a 33% haircut from Deutsche Borse — and gets the one piece of the tokenization stack he could not build or buy on his own. ## [Andrew Crosses the Divide](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/andrew-crosses-the-divide) _2026-04-08 · Sean Hanna · CeFiWire_ Invesco takes the investment manager seat on Superstate’s USTB — and in doing so, bets that DeFi’s past is TradFi’s future. ## [The World Turned Upside Down](https://substack.cefiwire.com/p/the-world-turned-upside-down) _2025-09-07 · Sean Hanna · CeFiWire_ This week Novo and his team at Galaxy Financial partnered with Leshner's Superstate and changed TradeFi forever; Goone is gone and Newns has moved on to something new.