EPISODE · Jul 15, 2026 · 22 MIN
Strait and narrowing: the Iran deal crumbles
from The Intelligence from The Economist
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—all of them bad. India’s government websites are almost universally impossible to use; we look at the structural reasons behind the bad IT. And the growth of summer camps for adults. Listen to our “The Weekend Intelligence” episode on kidulting.Guests and host:Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondentLeo Mirani, Ashoka columnistRachel Mayman, senior audience editor Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Iran war, Strait of HormuzIndia’s government, ITsummer camps, kidultingListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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—all of them bad. India’s government websites are almost universally impossible to use; we look at the structural reasons behind the bad IT. And the growth of summer camps for adults. Listen to our “The Weekend Intelligence” episode on kidulting.Guests and host:Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondentLeo Mirani, Ashoka columnistRachel Mayman, senior audience editor Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Iran war, Strait of HormuzIndia’s government, ITsummer camps, kidultingListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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