The Intelligence: Iran’s dangerous game in Gaza
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 27 October 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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American airstrikes on Syrian bases linked to Iran are a reminder that Iran’s proxies lie behind many Middle East conflicts. But the ayatollahs’ angling for wider war in Gaza is a deeply dangerous game. We introduce you to our latest subscriber-only show, “The Weekend Intelligence”—our new home for storytelling (10:35). And why Britain is outlawing laughing gas (16:07).
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| 0:42.4 | Hello and welcome to The Intelligence. From The Economist, I'm Jason Palmer. |
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| 1:07.5 | the weekend intelligence. We're going to tell you what it's all about. |
| 1:12.4 | And, laughing gas inspired the romantic poets and transformed anaesthetics. |
| 1:18.3 | Now, the British government is going to ban its recreational use. |
| 1:22.7 | Our correspondent investigates the controversy, and she does inhale. |
| 1:33.9 | But first, |
| 1:42.3 | In Syria, overnight, American forces carried out airstrikes against bases that it said were used |
| 1:48.0 | by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its partners. The Defense Department said the |
| 1:53.6 | strikes were in response to at least a dozen attacks this month on American personnel in Syria and Iraq. |
| 2:00.4 | America's Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the move was |
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