From bad to awful: Trump’s four options in Iran

From bad to awful: Trump’s four options in Iran

As the war in Iran progresses, none of the options available to Donald Trump looks good. We examine each of them. Thailand’s Buddhist monks are implicated in lots of lawless and dodgy behaviour—but clearing out the bad apples is more complicated than it seems. And gene-editing comes to the fruit bowl: we look at what science is serving up next.


Guests and host:

  • Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
  • Alizée Jean-Baptiste, Asia senior podcasts producer
  • Maria Lisik, news editor
  • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
  • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”


Topics covered:

  • Iran war, Donald Trump
  • Thailand, Buddhist monks
  • gene-editing, fruit


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