{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68112e9e6ac0e5213b5194c2/69ab3246f6d1583bb8e34150?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trump’s ‘war of whim’ in Iran","description":"<p>US President Donald Trump started a war with Iran last week. The American and Israeli bombing campaign has killed more than a thousand people, according to Iranian state media. Iran’s retaliatory strikes threaten to cut off all energy exports in the coming days.The FT’s US national editor Edward Luce and US foreign affairs correspondent Abigail Hauslohner explain how that war is changing Washington and America’s allies.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://as.ft.com/r/34db12a7-f1ff-4d94-a76a-dbd168ca45ed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump has no ‘phase two’ plan for Iran war, says US senator</a></p><p><a href=\"https://as.ft.com/r/c7354b29-63e6-4451-97d7-9046e3df2508\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump’s dangerous ‘war of whim’</a></p><p><a href=\"https://as.ft.com/r/c490befa-93eb-459d-96f5-109cc1408746\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US holds talks with Iranian Kurdish militants over anti-regime operations</a></p><p><a href=\"https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a></p><p><br></p><p>Swamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson. This week’s show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz and the FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>CREDIT: CBC, US Central Command on X</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/4cba6497-4a17-45ae-b3da-fe9303a56fa7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}