# US Ramps Up New Iran Sanctions Plan, Canada To Respond To Tariffs Today, SCOTUS On Mail-In Ballots, Update On The Nevada Wildfire Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/us-ramps-up-new-iran-sanctions-plan-canada-to-respond-to-tariffs-today-scotus-on-mail-in-ballots-update-on-the-nevada-wildfire Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/us-ramps-up-new-iran-sanctions-plan-canada-to-respond-to-tariffs-today-scotus-on-mail-in-ballots-update-on-the-nevada-wildfire.md Podcast: [America In The Morning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481) Published: 2026-08-25T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO6212489008.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO6212489008.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/us-ramps-up-new-iran-sanctions-plan-canada-to-respond-to-tariffs-today-scotus-on-mail-in-ballots-update-on-the-nevada-wildfire Duration seconds: 2373 ## Resource Today on America in the MorningBessent Announces Iran Sanctions Plan The Trump administration announced what they call an unprecedented series of measures aimed at isolating Iran's economy, already in tatters, from the rest of the world.  John Stolnis reports from Washington the proposed sanctions would target countries that want to do business with the Islamic Republic.  Canada Plans Retaliatory Tariffs Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States today after relations deteriorated sharply Monday, with President Trump telling Canadian leaders to “fall in line” or face consequences “far worse” than existing tariffs, as Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney accusing Washington of trying to subordinate his nation.  Correspondent Julie Walker reports.   SCOTUS Rules On Mail-In Ballots The Supreme Court gave a victory to President Trump on Monday, clearing his executive order on mail-in ballots.  However, as correspondent Ed Donahue reports, more legal and practical challenges loom over whether the U.S. Postal Service and other federal agencies can finish carrying out Trump's directives before the November election.   Wanted Massachusetts Woman Found The search for a woman wanted in connection with the death of her Police Officer husband in Massachusetts is over.  Correspondent Clayton Neville has details.   Iran’s Sanction Response Iran is responding harshly to the Trump administration’s plans to unleash crippling sanction on nations that do business with Iran following the statements by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.  Correspondent Laurence Brooks reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says that both militarily and economically, Iran no longer has any control – audio courtesy of CBS N… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/us-ramps-up-new-iran-sanctions-plan-canada-to-respond-to-tariffs-today-scotus-on-mail-in-ballots-update-on-the-nevada-wildfire/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/us-ramps-up-new-iran-sanctions-plan-canada-to-respond-to-tariffs-today-scotus-on-mail-in-ballots-update-on-the-nevada-wildfire.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.