<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon </a>speaks to Sir Simon Gass, a former UK ambassador to Iran, about why the formidable destructive power of the US and&nbsp;Israel has failed to dislodge the Islamic regime. They discuss how long the war can continue as well as likely outcomes for the US, Iran and the Gulf region. <em>Clip: Middle East Eye</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7d40b920-93d8-4ee7-9387-a5793fd3e0c5?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s Venezuela strategy has failed in Iran&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4e048ed0-9bba-4392-8cee-7f1337c0b211?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iranians rethink the price of regime change</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/81045b77-c3e8-4266-ade9-6a5282b79740?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran official says new supreme leader is ‘fine’ despite absence from view</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1d283f95-0f06-48be-8181-a79e254e0faf?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Drones, lasers and radars: Middle East war spurs hunt for cheaper air defence</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2f3efdcd-2bd6-4417-b8e2-97b748d3cb62?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taco on Iran will come too late for Trump</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cba7352f-aac0-4a6a-8919-c0597bc94c43" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>