Lone raider: Israel bombs Iran
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4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
After Israel launches an all-out assault on Iran without clear US backing, our correspondent explains how the conflict could escalate. The Trump administration has reduced America’s readiness for hurricane season. And what FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup will mean for football.
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| 1:07.8 | The Economist |
| 1:09.0 | The Economist. |
| 1:18.6 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:20.4 | I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:24.9 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:34.8 | The arrival of hurricane season in America always elicits trepidation, and particularly so this year. |
| 1:36.4 | Not only are some storms becoming fiercer, but the Trump administration is undermining |
| 1:40.8 | many of the institutions that once monitored or responded to raging weather events. |
| 1:47.6 | And this weekend, the FIFA Club World Cup begins in America, a football tournament that aims to pit the |
| 1:53.6 | best club sides against each other from all over the world. More football sounds like a good thing, |
| 1:59.3 | but some question what the contest will really achieve. |
| 2:06.2 | But first... |
| 2:11.6 | Rumors had been swirling for days. Last night, the assault began. |
| 2:20.3 | Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, |
| 2:24.3 | a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival. |
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