{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b12b49ff5af10016347961/69d76eba47ecb945c27a36d1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ceasefire in Iran","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b12b49ff5af10016347961/1775725732547-90be422a-a08e-407c-b14e-8740146c441e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For the last few days, a set of pronouncements from the White House have filled the news&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the war in Iran. President Donald Trump has gone from&nbsp;threatening to destroy an entire&nbsp;civilisation&nbsp;to&nbsp;negotiating&nbsp;a ceasefire between Washington&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tehran,&nbsp;led by Pakistan.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This&nbsp;week,&nbsp;<strong>Mark Leonard</strong>&nbsp;is joined by&nbsp;<strong>Aslı&nbsp;Aydıntaşbaş</strong>,&nbsp;senior associate fellow at ECFR and research fellow at the Brookings Institution, to&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;the&nbsp;current state of play. What does the ceasefire mean&nbsp;for the future of the Middle East&nbsp;and for&nbsp;American foreign policy? How will it&nbsp;impact&nbsp;Europe,&nbsp;and global security more generally?&nbsp;And will&nbsp;Trump make good on&nbsp;his threat to&nbsp;withdraw from NATO?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was recorded on April 9th, 2026.</p><p><br></p><p>Bookshelf:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224004055-mother-mary-comes-to-me\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mother Mary Comes to Me</a> by<strong> </strong>Arundhati Roy</p><p><a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/212138/the-loneliness-of-sonia-and-sunny-by-kiran-desai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny</a> by Kiran Desai</p>","author_name":"ECFR"}