<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon </a>discusses the Iran war with defence analyst Jack Watling, author of <em>Statecraft - The New Rules of Power in a Divided World. </em>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?</p><p><em>Clip: NYT</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e3814e6f-a1c9-4ad4-b449-c14064d58f42?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran vows retaliation against energy sites across Gulf after largest gasfield hit</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/51ad00f4-1c70-45df-9eb1-fe8038af1fd7?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump ally warns US economy not strong enough to cope with Iran war</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/69226210-a489-45aa-9993-32ed5359fe18?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran still seen capable of escalating attacks on Gulf’s energy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/66d3177f-2d3a-4b5b-a309-dc562c978c38?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Israel says it has killed Iran’s top security official&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f3dad979-875e-4ee7-836c-264890d5df6b?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Top US counterterrorism official resigns over war against Iran</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/a53089ed-00a0-4dc4-af1c-abfb948499f1" 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>