{"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/698369fb37d752e9a346af35?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can diplomacy avert a US-Iran war?","description":"<p>Andrew England, the FT’s Middle East editor, speaks&nbsp;to&nbsp;Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, about Iran’s escalating crisis.&nbsp;Can diplomacy prevent a war between the Trump administration and Tehran? What are the prospects for reform of the increasingly unpopular Islamic regime&nbsp;in Iran? <em>Clips: Channel 4 News; CBS</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/3352d8d5-600e-46e7-b9fc-5deffc192c3e?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US and Iran set to meet in Oman as Middle East tensions spiral</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/91d37abd-84ec-44e6-8198-2198f58448d8?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘The game is over’: critics of Iranian regime seize on killings to push for change</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/052be4f5-1a2f-40ea-ac5d-6e2b65ad8db5?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran’s people stand to lose whether or not talks succeed</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/a56fa080-b7c1-4350-afe8-c2429daf9814?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Arab and Muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert US-Iran conflict</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 Andrew England. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/gideonrachman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gideonrachman</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/06bb61ea-d779-47ab-a450-15b46b48aad4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}