America Now - August 7, 9 PM EST

THE NEVERENDING WAR STORY: Trump administration admits difficulty in securing Strait of Hormuz, says other options must be found

For months now, the White House has insisted that Iran is losing, that US military power has crippled Tehran, and that pressure is working. But here’s the problem: Iran may be weaker militarily while gaining leverage politically and economically. Inside the White House, there are reportedly growing concerns that President Trump is running out of options. The war is now in its sixth month. Trump has threatened more military action if Iran refuses to make a deal, but it hasn’t capitulated. The Pentagon has another problem: munitions. Reports say the US has burned through significant stockpiles of Patriot interceptors and other air defense weapons, enough that further escalation could put even more pressure on inventories. America Now anchor Olivia Flynn talks with Jeremy Kuzmarov, the managing editor of CovertAction Magazine, about where the war is headed. Also, a new security bloc is emerging: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye have signed a landmark defense pact, which states that an attack against any one of the three states is an attack against all. RT correspondent Yasin Eken has the story.