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

About this episode

Gideon discusses possible negotiated solutions to the Iran war with Suzanne Maloney, exploring Tehran's objectives and the implications for the global economy.

Gideon 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 Iran is America’s Suez crisis — and just as ridiculous Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases Iran faces halt to oil production within weeks if US blockade succeeds Life inside Iran’s internet blackout 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 , @gideonrachman Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Gideon Rachman

Guest: Suzanne Maloney

Topics covered

• Iran war
• negotiated solutions
• Tehran's leaders
• global economy
• Gulf countries
• economic pain

Keywords

• Iran
• negotiation
• Tehran
• global economy
• Gulf countries
• economic pain
• Trump
• oil production
• internet blackout

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brookings Institution, Fox News

Books & works: The Rachman Review

Places: Iran, US, China, Gulf, America

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