{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/69a577beccf5ebd4b1b12390?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"War with Iran: Middle East in flames","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1772451728006-063982ad-6c27-4c3c-a8c5-317d8fe71f90.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This weekend, America and Israel launched long-anticipated <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/03/01/why-donald-trump-gambled-in-iran?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">attacks on Iran</a>, killing <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/03/01/ali-khamenei-grabbed-power-and-held-it-at-bloody-cost?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ali Khamenei,</a> the country’s supreme leader. Our correspondents analyse what his death <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/03/01/war-succession-and-the-perilous-test-of-two-myths-about-iran?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">means for the country</a> and the strategy behind Iran’s retaliation. We report how <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/02/28/americas-gulf-allies-face-a-moment-of-great-peril?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gulf States</a> are dealing with unprecedented instability within their borders. And we assess Iran’s military capability and what might happen next.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Nicolas Pelham, Middle East correspondent&nbsp;</li><li>Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent&nbsp;</li><li>Gareth Browne, Middle East reporter</li><li>Shashank Joshi, defence editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Iran attacks, military capability</li><li>Ali Khamenei, succession&nbsp;</li><li>Donald Trump, foreign policy</li><li>Gulf States, Dubai&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.&nbsp;</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}