The Rachman Review

Iran war: What does Tehran want and will it get it?

Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] discusses possible negotiated solutions to the Iran war with Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution. What do Tehran's leaders want and how long can they hold out for a winning settlement that will ease the country’s economic pain? What are the stakes for Trump and the global economy? And what role, if any, can Gulf countries play in curbing the regime’s power to blight progress in the region? Clip: Fox News Free links to read more on this topic: Why time is on Iran’s side [https://www.ft.com/content/2f1cbc7d-eeab-40e4-b940-61bf8b1e7959?accessToken=zwAAAZ4svxMTlc8vHLx97qtA5NO5QGG_ix55WdO_bUiYjDJKyNOt2vsm-CQKvs8f3dLNEpROnNOhfV6gazmTVdPeycUQndhDS9Or6F-ey7QeVdOaLhfpPWZAf9OBxProps6uEAE.MEUCIQD_OOFKQYX89kz2yAhOHARMJ6aPraa6zzlcFiHwt3UFFAIgEDYGWgLU-RkQSDuDYFFGQOuEECwDbQkac4e_q36qX_A&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Iran is America’s Suez crisis — and just as ridiculous [https://www.ft.com/content/bf6d4898-8c32-4ac8-adda-fb26f8240abe?accessToken=zwAAAZ4svxMTlc8vHLx97qtA5NO5QGG_ix55WdO_bUiYjDJKyNOt2vsm-CQKvs8f3dLNEpROnNOhfV6gazmTVdPeycUQndhDS9Or6F-ey7QeVdOaLhfpPWZAf9OBxProps6uEAE.MEUCIQD_OOFKQYX89kz2yAhOHARMJ6aPraa6zzlcFiHwt3UFFAIgEDYGWgLU-RkQSDuDYFFGQOuEECwDbQkac4e_q36qX_A&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases [https://www.ft.com/content/1fddd2cd-1294-4e9c-a17d-5ea06b399355?accessToken=zwAAAZ4svxMTlc8vHLx97qtA5NO5QGG_ix55WdO_bUiYjDJKyNOt2vsm-CQKvs8f3dLNEpROnNOhfV6gazmTVdPeycUQndhDS9Or6F-ey7QeVdOaLhfpPWZAf9OBxProps6uEAE.MEUCIQD_OOFKQYX89kz2yAhOHARMJ6aPraa6zzlcFiHwt3UFFAIgEDYGWgLU-RkQSDuDYFFGQOuEECwDbQkac4e_q36qX_A&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Iran faces halt to oil production within weeks if US blockade succeeds [https://www.ft.com/content/dec9c510-9dd8-434b-abe8-5f9ecbb41e55?accessToken=zwAAAZ4svxMTlc8vHLx97qtA5NO5QGG_ix55WdO_bUiYjDJKyNOt2vsm-CQKvs8f3dLNEpROnNOhfV6gazmTVdPeycUQndhDS9Or6F-ey7QeVdOaLhfpPWZAf9OBxProps6uEAE.MEUCIQD_OOFKQYX89kz2yAhOHARMJ6aPraa6zzlcFiHwt3UFFAIgEDYGWgLU-RkQSDuDYFFGQOuEECwDbQkac4e_q36qX_A&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Life inside Iran’s internet blackout [https://www.ft.com/content/9a2e17e9-3d66-407f-81c4-fae8a6ceae10?accessToken=zwAAAZ4svxMTlc8vHLx97qtA5NO5QGG_ix55WdO_bUiYjDJKyNOt2vsm-CQKvs8f3dLNEpROnNOhfV6gazmTVdPeycUQndhDS9Or6F-ey7QeVdOaLhfpPWZAf9OBxProps6uEAE.MEUCIQD_OOFKQYX89kz2yAhOHARMJ6aPraa6zzlcFiHwt3UFFAIgEDYGWgLU-RkQSDuDYFFGQOuEECwDbQkac4e_q36qX_A&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/b7c8922e-1fd6-4257-b730-d429e503501a] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Is it possible to negotiate with Iran?

What is it like to negotiate with Iran and what are the key issues that need to be resolved if the war is to end? Has the war permanently reshaped the relationship between the US and Europe? Gideon talks to Baroness Catherine Ashton, who was the EU’s high representative for foreign policy from 2009 until 2014 and played a leading role in negotiations with Iran. More on this topic: Armageddon is off . . . for now [https://www.ft.com/content/1843ae37-68d3-4b88-861b-dd4840771e40?accessToken=zwAAAZ4HI5CSkc8YQ643aNNLiNOGG91IQHceQAE.MEQCIHBAVfP0FPhj2tbDnUFYIK4NbMNz5kfGngVbtKxIauQmAiB-R3DaxEIZgnBbAIV0gOz1VHrAOpkopkwXWwtPv5ylqw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] US and Iran agree 2-week ceasefire that will open Strait of Hormuz [https://www.ft.com/content/d8e9e0e9-9417-47ad-a915-ba08049d643f?accessToken=zwAAAZ4HJJa_kdPY6eDplBdHrdOpFboIBJ1kPwE.MEUCIE-Y36rpRNpAEcF7KNAE2rWm_KWVVpISCG5inxoL3_RIAiEAgB0RT8b9afb3Bl6Nis7-N4RYtsxbMQeE1FjGcr0-7mE&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61]  Has Trump officially united Europe [https://www.ft.com/content/6ad2ae63-cf9f-4a7e-aabd-d8f9886c6ea4?accessToken=zwAAAZ4HJczNkc9q0q5jz59KftOqvdj5iGxupAE.MEUCIQDbM2i1h0q1TMYh7BMRGGxXYB2KZBJ4kp-CNFQQszTZsQIgEsl2Z1AjxhrESyOK2AjLs3yBlCE7kq252saZ5-fVJHE&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61]  Trump’s threats to pull out of Nato leave alliance exposed  [https://www.ft.com/content/3dbcdd36-f516-4393-b05f-5c53e9cccf07?accessToken=zwAAAZ4HJt2Vkc89vN029RZDk9OwX1xT6czPBwE.MEUCIBJ1NGLiBuoSMUTq0p5apByp03OreFGMTMPWNnX5_x0oAiEAv84XNGqKB7vWk8Om0QyUZG27mmFo82nyCkqFUG4ywNA&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61]  Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Nisha Patel. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/46237a9a-93fa-4b37-8baf-b815fc52d99b] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Trump says the Iran war may be ending soon: mission accomplished?

Donald Trump has said the US military action against Iran may be coming to an end. If so, what would it have achieved and where does this leave the key question of safe passage for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz? Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] discusses the consequences of the war for the US and its allies with Philip Gordon of the Brookings Institution. Clip: NBC News Free links to read more on this topic: Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition [https://www.ft.com/content/d304071a-ca97-4b3b-be93-ff880a6645c3?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Shutting Hormuz is a template for China in Taiwan [https://www.ft.com/content/9372be58-8521-4946-96ee-eb566ccfc851?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Iran could emerge from the war stronger and more dangerous [https://www.ft.com/content/04f6c510-47a8-4e05-99d5-5372fceeb395?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] UK to host coalition talks on securing Strait of Hormuz [https://www.ft.com/content/758692f8-fd88-41fb-bc45-293a71e945b6?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] One battle after another: Netanyahu’s new security doctrine [https://www.ft.com/content/6d0e66bf-4982-430a-821b-d27dfa1b0a3e?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/65b0cbba-17f3-4658-ac45-cd9eddcc4fe9] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Hungary’s pivotal election

Viktor Orbán has been a thorn in the side of the EU and a favourite of Donald Trump. But his party is now behind in the polls ahead of next month’s Hungarian elections. So could this mark the end of the Orbán era? Gideon discusses this with Zsuzsanna Végh, an analyst at the German Marshall Fund. They also discuss Orbán's close relationship with Russia and hostility to Ukraine. Clip: APT Free links to read more on this topic: ECB warns Hungary’s seizure of Ukraine cash risks euro credibility [https://www.ft.com/content/71982da9-c7b3-472c-9260-8402648bfa4b?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Hungarian opposition groups quit to make way for Orbán challenger [https://www.ft.com/content/85210187-c757-4432-bb57-6b636a669e72?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power [https://www.ft.com/content/34df20f9-487b-4cb6-9dc9-d676d959d1ed?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] The riches of Viktor Orbán’s home village [https://www.ft.com/content/1e44db9d-1506-4c24-b7b4-d743c1bb4abb?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] How Viktor Orbán’s oligarchs reaped billions in public contracts [https://www.ft.com/content/70c20ff6-9778-4f97-902b-d3c859b59339?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/7309e206-0050-476d-94ec-ca14781be1ee] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The heavy cost of the war on Iran

Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman]discusses the Iran war with defence analyst Jack Watling, author of Statecraft - The New Rules of Power in a Divided World. 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? Clip: NYT Free links to read more on this topic: Iran vows retaliation against energy sites across Gulf after largest gasfield hit [https://www.ft.com/content/e3814e6f-a1c9-4ad4-b449-c14064d58f42?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Trump ally warns US economy not strong enough to cope with Iran war [https://www.ft.com/content/51ad00f4-1c70-45df-9eb1-fe8038af1fd7?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Iran still seen capable of escalating attacks on Gulf’s energy [https://www.ft.com/content/69226210-a489-45aa-9993-32ed5359fe18?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Israel says it has killed Iran’s top security official  [https://www.ft.com/content/66d3177f-2d3a-4b5b-a309-dc562c978c38?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Top US counterterrorism official resigns over war against Iran [https://www.ft.com/content/f3dad979-875e-4ee7-836c-264890d5df6b?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/a53089ed-00a0-4dc4-af1c-abfb948499f1] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.