{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/697b6bde93a496606249c163?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Q&A: US warships approach Iran, Trump's ICE climbdown, and Westminster ‘psychodrama’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1769700329724-77d19c65-85ee-4636-b17d-7110356e7bdb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It’s been a whirlwind start to the year. In just three weeks, tensions between Donald Trump and Iran have escalated, the U.S. captured Venezuela's President Maduro, while British politics has been rocked by defections and leadership challenges. And we're still only in January. To help cut through the chaos, we’re taking a moment to answer your biggest questions about what’s been happening.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> thestory@thetimes.com</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Manveen Rana &amp; Luke Jones</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Sophie McNulty</p><p><strong>Further listening:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/the-story/episode/a80be763fb52f5c5443942171fc97a02cbe5a9db/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Everything you need to know about the Iran protests</a></li><li><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/the-story/episode/ba80d910251555bda52e694ef3a7597be060faf2/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Has ICE become the US president’s ‘private army’?</a></li><li><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/the-story/episode/9189e942f04dffdb391476c164fd4cbcfdbf8897/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Starmer v the ‘King of the North’ - who really won?</a></li></ul><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}