{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"&quot;Turning West Asia into a wasteland&quot;&quot; w\/ Ali Alizadeh","description":"The brothers welcome the London-based Iranian analyst and journalist Ali Alizadeh to the show to discuss the history and context of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, internal dynamics within post-revolution Iran, the background of and political framework of negotiations over Iran\u2019s nuclear program, and the scope and scale of damage being inflicted by US and Israeli forces on Iran as the current war assumes an increasingly attritional character, as well as Iran\u2019s capacity to retaliate against Israel and US assets and bases in and around the Gulf. Date of recording: Mar 4, 2026 Watch the&amp;nbsp;video edition&amp;nbsp;on our YouTube channel  Follow us on our socials: X:&amp;nbsp;@MakdisiStreet YouTube:&amp;nbsp;@MakdisiStreet Insta:&amp;nbsp;@Makdisist TikTok:&amp;nbsp;@Makdisistreet  Music by&amp;nbsp;Hadiiiiii  Sign up at&amp;nbsp;Patreon.com\/MakdisiStreet&amp;nbsp;to access all the bonus content,&amp;nbsp;including the latest Q&amp;amp;A ","author_name":"Makdisi Street","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/495388","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40337205\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40337205"}