Gulf-co-operation counsel: what next for the region

海湾国家路在何方

The Intelligence from The Economist

2026-06-30

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With Iran emboldened and America an ever more capricious security partner, Gulf countries face several post-war challenges. They should put their divides aside to tackle them. We dig one last time into our archive to chronicle American history, bringing our series up to the present day. And the mounting evidence that plants can “hear”.  Guests and host: Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondentAnnie Crabill, senior digital editorMatt Kaplan, science correspondentRosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered:  Iran war, Middle East geopoliticsAmerican history, semiquincentennialsplants, biology, science Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.
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  • The Economist.

  • Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

  • I'm Jason Palmer.

  • And I'm Rosie Blaw.

  • Today on the show, our America at 250 series concludes,

  • and how plants use the sound around them.

  • First up, though.

  • Okay, how about a couple of quick questions?

  • On Iran, on Iran, Mr. President.

  • Wait, you said that Iran violated the ceasefire.

  • Will they face any consequences?

  • We'll find out.

  • You'd hardly have known over the weekend there was an Iran war ceasefire in place.

  • I don't like the fact that they took a shot.

  • Day after day, attacks on and from Iran.

  • Attacks on US allies Bahrain and Kuwait in apparent response to US Central Command

  • confirming air strikes on Iran overnight.

  • It's also hard to figure out the state of negotiations between America and Iran.

  • American officials said there would be more high-level talks in Qatar this week.

  • Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said yesterday that there wouldn't.