Can diplomacy avert a US-Iran war?

Andrew England, the FT’s Middle East editor, speaks to Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, about Iran’s escalating crisis. Can diplomacy prevent a war between the Trump administration and Tehran? What are the prospects for reform of the increasingly unpopular Islamic regime in Iran? Clips: Channel 4 News; CBS Free links to read more on this topic: US and Iran set to meet in Oman as Middle East tensions spiral ‘The game is over’: critics of Iranian regime seize on killings to push for change Iran’s people stand to lose whether or not talks succeed Arab and Muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert US-Iran conflict

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Can diplomacy avert a US-Iran war? is an episode from The Rachman Review by Richard Martin.

This episode is 27:13 long.

This episode was published on Feb 5, 2026.

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