{"id":326903,"date":"2026-03-17T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-winning-the-war-in-the-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:00:04","slug":"who-is-winning-the-war-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-winning-the-war-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is winning the war in the Middle East?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8NKTm9qwq5A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Who is winning the war in the Middle East?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8NKTm9qwq5A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>18 days into a war that has reshaped the Middle East, the question that matters most is also the hardest to answer: who is actually winning. Washington says Iran is collapsing under the weight of thousands of strikes. Tehran claims it is bleeding its enemies and outlasting them. Oil prices are surging, missiles are still flying and the region is on edge.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode of The Fourcast, Matt Frei is in Israel and he speaks to two people who understand this conflict from the inside out. Emile Hokayem, an analyst of regional security and military power. And Muhanad Seloom, a leading expert on Gulf politics and Iran\u2019s security networks.<\/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>18 days into a war that has reshaped the Middle East, the question that matters most is also the hardest to answer: who is actually winning. Washington says Iran is collapsing under the weight of thousands of strikes. Tehran claims it is bleeding its enemies and outlasting them. 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