{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/69dfae2a501ebe6715a10588?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trump vs Netanyahu: will Israel continue fighting if America pulls out?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1776268159477-50e4762d-baab-4679-8af9-5bbeaed9791f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>With a tenuous ceasefire hanging in the balance, Vice President of the United States JD Vance has come out offering a ‘grand bargain’ with Iran, signalling a possible reset of ties with the Islamic Republic. Is this a shift in position? Or is it postponing the inevitable reckoning? The Telegraph's Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator David Blair gives us his take on the chances of diplomacy breaking the deadlock.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Venetia Rainey talks to former Mossad analyst Sima Shine and asks what role Israel played in launching the war in the first place, and whether Netanyahu would prefer the ceasefire to fail?</p><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p><br></p><p>Sophie O'Sullivan, cover-host</p><p>David Blair, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator @davidblairdt</p><p>Venetia Rainey, co-host</p><p>Sima Shine, a senior researcher at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning.&nbsp;telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><p><br></p><p>► EMAIL US: Contact the team on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/65719504ffda880012bd81a4/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/episodes/battlelines@telegraph.co.uk%C2%A0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">battlelines@telegraph.co.uk&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/</a></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}