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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: Forging a future with rather than against Iran
Description: The rise of hardline President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has prompted some analysts to counterintuitively suggest that it could pave the way for reduced regional tensions and potential talks on a rejiggered Middle Eastern security architecture but getting from A to B is likely to prove easier said than done.