{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69b065f4a54b09a74a524aa6/69b06608fd2a350ef0a75014?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Celebration and Mourning: Inside an Iran at War","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69b065f4a54b09a74a524aa6/41379b22919b32297a8f4b843b710820.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The United States and Israel continued to strike Iran with missiles for a second day on Sunday, destroying more power centers of the Iranian regime and, according to rights groups, bringing the civilian death toll over 100. Iran responded with retaliatory attacks.</p>\n<p>At the same time, all eyes were on the Iranian government and the millions of citizens who have long opposed it.</p>\n<p>Farnaz Fassihi, who covers Iran for The New York Times, brings us the view from a pivotal moment inside Iran.</p>\n<p>Guest: <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/by/farnaz-fassihi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Farnaz Fassihi</strong></a>, the United Nations bureau chief for The New York Times. She also covers Iran and how countries around the world deal with conflicts in the Middle East.</p>\n<p>Background reading: </p>\n<ul>\n <li><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/world/middleeast/iran-khameni-celebrations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iranians took to the streets</a> to celebrate the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.</li>\n <li><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/01/world/iran-attack-khamenei-trump#top-iranian-security-official-says-interim-government-will-be-formed-sunday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here is the latest</a> on the war.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Photo: Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times</p>\n<p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href=\"http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>\n<p><p>Subscribe today at <a href=\"http://nytimes.com/podcasts\">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher\">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href=\"https://pcm.adswizz.com\">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>","author_name":"The New York Times One"}