{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/a8a5a759-8cb1-52ad-b50a-8e08dcee4d1f/644fb50830540d00114c6b93?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Londongrad: Iran’s Hit Squads","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba187a1a8cbeaa483cf196/1672736873131-e3d6cf1ba03e50dac70fdf58d5cfed46.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Towards the end of last year the Director General of MI5, Ken McCallum, warned that the security services knew of at least ten attempts to kidnap or kill UK-based enemies of the regime in Iran. That number is now even higher. Paul Caruana Galizia investigates why Iran wants to silence its critics on the streets of London.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To listen to episode 2 of the series click<a href=\"https://podfollow.com/1625862285\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> this link.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Or for early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year.</p><p><br></p><p>As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http://tortoisemedia.com/slowdown\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tortoisemedia.com/slowdown</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://tortoisemedia.com/support-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tortoisemedia.com/support-us</a>. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Observer"}