{"id":322344,"date":"2026-03-02T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-at-war-inside-the-deepening-middle-east-crisis-the-fourcast\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:00:07","slug":"iran-at-war-inside-the-deepening-middle-east-crisis-the-fourcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-at-war-inside-the-deepening-middle-east-crisis-the-fourcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran at war: inside the deepening Middle East crisis | The Fourcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/aQxk1RJp8LI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran at war: inside the deepening Middle East crisis | The Fourcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aQxk1RJp8LI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The crisis in the Middle East is deepening by the day. The killing of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader has triggered a regional shockwave, from missile launches to unrest in neighbouring states. But what does this moment really reveal about the Iranian state, its capacity for survival, and the calculations being made in Washington, Jerusalem, and Tehran?<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of The Fourcast, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to journalist Anshel Pfeffer and peace advocate Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini about the limits of decapitation strategy, why Western governments have so often misread the Islamic Republic, and the competing endgames now in play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crisis in the Middle East is deepening by the day. 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