{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69f1f631d7e73f5a692d1d3c/6a6a34e9c2f6b784387e69ea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Iran a ‘forever war’?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69f1f631d7e73f5a692d1d3c/1785345390736-737c8bb7-5a34-4cab-9c61-4d99df110d1b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After a lull in fighting, airstrikes between the US and Iran resumed Wednesday, killing at least 20 members of Iraq’s popular mobilization force. The conflict between the US and Iran has now entered its fifth month, with no obvious conclusion in sight. Analysts have warned that the latest escalations are pushing the Middle East region into \"unchartered territory\". <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/profile/carter-sherman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Carter Sherman</a> is joined by the Guardian’s senior international correspondent <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/profile/julianborger\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Borger</a> and <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/profile/deepa-parentis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Deepa Parent</a>, an independent journalist who reports on Iran, to answer the question: is this a forever war?&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Guardian"}