{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a57608bf821a8210984481f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Strait and narrowing: the Iran deal crumbles","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1784110931975-fa6deb08-10dd-4ec2-93e4-76538cd8ae7f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The sketch of a deal to end the war is all but dead; oil is up as strikes rain down. We look at the options available to America—<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/14/donald-trump-has-no-good-options-for-reopening-the-strait-of-hormuz?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\">all of them bad</a>. India’s government websites are almost universally <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/06/28/why-cant-indias-government-build-a-decent-website?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\">impossible to use</a>; we look at the structural reasons behind the bad IT. And the growth of summer camps <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/06/18/adults-are-going-back-to-summer-camp?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\">for adults</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to our “The Weekend Intelligence” episode on </em><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/03/14/kidulting\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>kidulting</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent</li><li>Leo Mirani, Ashoka columnist</li><li>Rachel Mayman, senior audience editor&nbsp;</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Iran war, Strait of Hormuz</li><li>India’s government, IT</li><li>summer camps, kidulting</li></ul><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 The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}