The Intelligence: A region holds its breath
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
For the first time Iran launched a huge attack on Israel from its own territory, though the effort largely failed. Israel’s response could easily lead to regional war; what is it likely to be? The first of the four criminal trials that Donald Trump faces will get under way today. It is by some margin the tawdriest (11:46). And celebrating the 150th anniversary of Impressionism (20:02).
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| 1:01.8 | The Economist. |
| 1:09.1 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:12.3 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:14.3 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:23.3 | In the coming months, there's going to be an absolute onslaught of news coming out of the criminal trials of Donald Trump, the first American president to be indicted. |
| 1:33.6 | Today, the first one begins, and it is a saucy one. |
| 1:40.1 | And 150 years ago today, an art movement got its start, |
| 1:45.4 | as so often with revolutions in the arts, |
| 1:48.0 | at first critics and pundits didn't have a great impression of the Impressionists. |
| 2:00.3 | First up, though, Iran had promised it for days and days, and on Saturday, it delivered. |
| 2:13.5 | A barrage of about 300 armed drones and long-range missiles set off for Israel, retaliation for an Israeli air strike two weeks ago. |
| 2:27.3 | Israelis and Palestinians alike watched explosions over the skies of the Holy Land, but that was pretty much it. |
| 2:35.2 | An overwhelming majority of the threats were intercepted by Israel and its partners, |
| 2:39.8 | including America and Britain. |
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