{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ee295c5eb59bbcaeb51e6d/6ad2b404d3bfab176e1551bb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Alastair Crooke: BREAKING: Trump Eyes Iran's Pickaxe Mountain—\"We'll Knock It Out Fast\"","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66ee295c5eb59bbcaeb51e6d/1792185950053-34a685ee-c7e5-442e-907c-db2b37100810.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Will the US attack Iran — and is a tactical nuclear strike really on the table? This interview breaks down the threats around Pickaxe Mountain, Iran&#39;s mass mobilization and missile exercises, and why a limited strike may serve a narrative rather than a military goal.</p><p>The conversation then widens the lens: Iran, Ukraine and Yemen as theatres of one larger struggle over global order. Included: Hormuz, oil market manipulation, high diesel prices, Saudi Arabia&#39;s economic exposure, Houthi leverage in the Red Sea, undersea data cables, and the fragility of Egypt and the Gulf states.</p>","author_name":"Nima Rostami Alkhorshid"}