# Iran 'Surprise Attack', Blanche Nomination Uncertain, Northeast Floods, and more Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/iran-surprise-attack-blanche-nomination-uncertain-northeast-floods-and-more Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/iran-surprise-attack-blanche-nomination-uncertain-northeast-floods-and-more.md Podcast: [CNN 5 Things](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851) Published: 2026-07-29T11:26:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5854340451.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5854340451.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cnn-5-things-716851/episodes/iran-surprise-attack-blanche-nomination-uncertain-northeast-floods-and-more Duration seconds: 473 ## Resource A “surprise” attack by Iran triggers rare US-Saudi strikes.  The Georgia school shooter gets life in prison without parole.  Todd Blanche nomination uncertain as key GOP Senators raise doubts. An unusually strong storm threatens the northeast with flash floods. Plus,  the World's longest continuous river race is underway on the Missouri River.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cnn-5-things-716851/episodes/iran-surprise-attack-blanche-nomination-uncertain-northeast-floods-and-more/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-5-things-716851/iran-surprise-attack-blanche-nomination-uncertain-northeast-floods-and-more.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.