Strait and narrowing: the Iran deal crumbles

伊朗协议走向破裂

The Intelligence from The Economist

2026-07-15

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The sketch of a deal to end the war is all but dead; oil is up as strikes rain down. We look at the options available to America—all of them bad. India's government websites are almost universally impossible to use; we look at the structural reasons behind the bad IT. And the growth of summer camps for adults.  Listen to our “The Weekend Intelligence” episode on kidulting. Guests and host: Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondentLeo Mirani, Ashoka columnistRachel Mayman, senior audience editor Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered:  Iran war, Strait of HormuzIndia's government, ITsummer camps, kidulting Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist.
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  • The Economist.

  • Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

  • I'm Jason Palmer.

  • Today on the show, why India's government can't build a decent website,

  • and summer camps, but for grownups.

  • First up, though.

  • Here we are again.

  • Missiles are flying over and out of Iran.

  • That long-awaited deal of a month ago to end the conflict

  • is now in tatters.

  • You know, this deal.

  • We reached an agreement with Iran that achieves everything we set out to accomplish,

  • everything and much more.

  • Strong mission accomplished vibes, right?

  • But again, the Strait of Hormuz is all but pinched off.

  • And the fiery rhetoric?

  • It's back too.

  • And they're a bunch of scum.

  • You want to know that they're scum.

  • And uh, so we don't like them.