{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/69aaece16ffdcd81888fdc69?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What is America’s strategy in Iran?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1772809326399-7c48a439-c4be-4ff2-9698-15fe26548a18.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>America and Israel are dominating <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/03/05/donald-trump-must-stop-soon?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">their war with Iran</a>. It’s a stunning operational success, but strategically the picture is more mixed. Although Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, the regime remains; conflict has spread beyond Iran’s borders and Americans, mostly, aren’t on board. Does <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/03/02/in-iran-donald-trump-is-making-history?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump have a plan</a>? And what would a US victory look like?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief and executive editor</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent, former Washington correspondent</li><li>Ed Carr, deputy editor</li><li>Robert Malley, former US Special Envoy for Iran</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>The progress of the war</li><li>Donald Trump’s history with Iran</li><li>The response at home and abroad</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}