These Times - Israel vs Iran: The Deadli...

In this week’s Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau engage in a deconstruction of multiple modern economic and geopolitical myths, from Mark Carney’s Davos speech to the shifting power dynamics between Europe and the United States. Was Carney’s much-lauded call for ... Show More

In the week when President Donald Trump vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the terminal decline of European sovereignty and the shifting pillars of t ... Show More

In the week when the Trump administration threatened criminal charges against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau expose the high-stakes power struggle to dismantle central bank independence and privatise the U.S. dollar. Added to Bulgaria’s ... Show More

<p>Tensions across the Middle East,&nbsp;recently rose to worrying highs.&nbsp;</p><p>It started on 1 April, when Israel launched an attack on Iran's consulate building in the Syria capital of Damascus. Iran responded to this by firing hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel. I ... Show More

<p>On this week's episode, MEI's Editor in Chief Alistair Taylor talks to Iran Program Director Alex Vatanka about Iran and the Israel-Hamas war. As fighting rages in Gaza and the prospects for regional escalation continue to mount, Iran will remain a critical actor to watch. It ... Show More

Spécialiste de l'Iran contemporain, Clément Therme a beaucoup travaillé sur la politique étrangère de la République Islamique d'Iran. Dans cet entretien, il fait le point sur l'évolution des rapports de force dans la région et les défis auxquels Téhéran est confronté.Emission pré ... Show More

<p>On the 1st of April, 2024, a presumed Israeli airstrike destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing 13 people. Amongst them was a Brigadier General of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Reza Zahedi. In retaliation, Iran launched its first-ever dir ... Show More

Andrew Mueller explains why Iran delivered a missile strike against Israel and the potential ramifications. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>On April 13, Iran did something it had never done before: it launched a direct attack on Israel from Iranian territory. As historic and spectacular as the attack was, Israel, the United States, and others managed to intercept a huge percentage of the drones and missiles fired, ... Show More

Piers hosts another debate from our New York studios on the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel with voices from both sides, joined by comedian and commentator Dave Smith, British-Iranian attorney Elica Le Bon, pro-Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani and Jewish conservative ... Show More