{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/68517df368b0c25e38a12709?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Israel vs. Iran: what next? | Professor of War Studies, Lawrence Freedman, on the Isreal-Iran conflict.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1750171892811-e4f8aace-2061-4a68-bdab-24463ef3f3f9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Is there a route to de-escalation between Israel and Iran?</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>YOUR NEXT LISTEN: </p><p><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/2daa02\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">As Gaza faces famine, where does the US stand on Isreal?</a> </p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>On Friday, the 13th of June, Israel launched a surprise attack on multiple targets across Iran. Israel strikes hit missile sites and nuclear facilities, and more recently also targeted Iranian state tv.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The two nations have subsequently traded missile attacks over the following days, an escalation to the conflict, which is now the biggest between these two longstanding adversaries.</p><p><br></p><p>New Statesman editor Tom McTague meets Lawrence Freedman, Professor Emeritus of War Studies at King's College London, to discuss the conflict between Israel and Iran.</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>READ</p><p><a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2025/06/israel-strikes-iran-trump-escalation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Netanyahu realises his lifelong dream</a> by Megan Gibson</p><p><br></p><p>FREE</p><p>Get the best of our journalism straight to your inbox. <a href=\"saturdayread.substack.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our weekly Saturday Read newsletter</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>SUBSCRIBE</p><p>Listen ad-free, and access all our reporting and analysis from £8.99 per month - <a href=\"www.newstatesman.com/pod25\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">become a New Statesman subscriber now</a>.</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}