{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6aba32b170b66274d96fb345?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Foiled plot: did Iran plan British base attack?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1790587333664-9eea6e51-a1c1-41fc-98c3-af4722f3e49e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Five men are in custody under suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after being arrested near a British military base used by American aircraft. This could mark a significant escalation in Iranian hybrid warfare. What <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/09/13/how-an-oil-supply-crisis-could-bring-about-an-investment-boom?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\">oil firms</a></u> are doing with their profits from the Gulf conflict. And why <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/09/18/what-having-a-daughter-does-to-a-boss?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\">women’s wages</a></u> rise after their male managers have daughters.</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Matthew Symonds, contributing editor </li><li>Matthieu Favas, commodities editor</li><li>Michelle Hennessy, graphic detail editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Fairford, Iran, hybrid warfare, terrorist attack</li><li>Oil, oil prices, Iran</li><li>Gender-pay gap, fatherhood, daughters</li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}