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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: Iran crisis-A high-stakes bet on who blinks first_Podcast
Description: Two sets of US government cables suggest that Iran hawks in and outside the Trump administration appear to have the upper hand as European countries give hardliners a helping hand by attempting to force Iran to seek a diplomatic solution to a crisis that threatens to engulf the Middle East in yet another military conflict.