{"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/69badf856071e3bfbddf2f1f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The heavy cost of the war on Iran","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gideon </a>discusses the Iran war with defence analyst Jack Watling, author of <em>Statecraft - The New Rules of Power in a Divided World. </em>Why did the US fail to foresee the need to protect the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route? What options are there to bring the war to a close?</p><p><em>Clip: NYT</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/e3814e6f-a1c9-4ad4-b449-c14064d58f42?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran vows retaliation against energy sites across Gulf after largest gasfield hit</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/51ad00f4-1c70-45df-9eb1-fe8038af1fd7?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump ally warns US economy not strong enough to cope with Iran war</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/69226210-a489-45aa-9993-32ed5359fe18?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran still seen capable of escalating attacks on Gulf’s energy</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/66d3177f-2d3a-4b5b-a309-dc562c978c38?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Israel says it has killed Iran’s top security official&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/f3dad979-875e-4ee7-836c-264890d5df6b?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Top US counterterrorism official resigns over war against Iran</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 Sean McGarrity.</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/a53089ed-00a0-4dc4-af1c-abfb948499f1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}