{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7144a390-7a86-440e-9b2e-db712c18368c/659ed5a981017600157c6163?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can a wider Middle East war be averted?","description":"<p>As Israel continues its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, more and more regional actors are being drawn in, from the Houthis in Yemen, to Isis in Iraq and Syria.&nbsp;Gideon discusses whether a widening regional war can be averted with Kim Ghattas, distinguished fellow at Columbia University's Institute of Global Politics. <em>Clip: Reuters</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3vo2jFq\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US intensifies efforts to prevent Middle East conflagration</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/41PYc17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Senior Hizbollah and Hamas figures killed as fears grow of regional war</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/41QY41e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The edge of the abyss looms in the Middle East</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/088b2eb3-d9a7-41d9-b3ff-0d21c3170205\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}