The Economist.
Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.
I'm your host Rosie Blaire.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Today, and for the second time this week, we're devoting the whole show to the conflict in the Middle East.
Later in the show, we'll speak to Defense Editor Shashank Joshi
about how long Gulf states can keep up the defense of their countries.
And as it's Friday, our obituaries editor will look back at the complicated life
of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei,
who was killed in the first hours of this conflict.
But first...
After a week of pounding Iran from the air, there's no sign that America and Israel are letting up.
Overnight, America's Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced what he referred to as a dramatic surge coming in firepower.
"Iran is hoping that we cannot sustain this, which is a really bad miscalculation."
Donald Trump has repeated calls for the regime to lay down its weapons
and for Iranians to take over their country.
I'm joined by two of the paper's editors to look back at a momentous week.
Josie Delap is our Middle East Editor.
Ed Carr is the Deputy Editor of the Economist.
Hello to you both.