{"description":"Iran expert Sharan Tabari joins the Economist\u2019s Anshel Pfeffer and Jonathan Rosenthal\u00a0to discuss\u00a0the country\u2019s proxies, nuclear ambitions, and regional\u00a0power\u00a0dynamics.\n\nSince its 1979 revolution,\u00a0Iran\u00a0has destabilised the region and alarmed the West. Its leadership calls for Israel\u2019s destruction, seizes Western visitors as bargaining chips, and fuels militant groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, proxies in Iraq, and Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The recent regime change in Syria\u2014without significant\u00a0Iranian intervention\u2014raises questions about its influence. But its nuclear programme, which has accelerated in recent months, remains a global concern. Sharan Tabari,\u00a0Iran\u00a0adviser at the Legatum Institute, joins The Economist's Israel Editor Anshel Pfeffer and International Editor Jonathan Rosenthal\u00a0to discuss\u00a0Iran\u2019s proxies, nuclear ambitions, and regional\u00a0power\u00a0dynamics.","height":1080,"html":"<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe src=\"https://skiv.com/embed/xKEimBK\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>","provider_name":"Skiv","provider_url":"https://skiv.com","thumbnail_height":198,"thumbnail_url":"https://cdn.skiv.com/u/MkG8VMM/55c777a4f29fa203aecd0e16a26286ac82c21ef85b6d23d24f8d60d9cad9072e/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg","thumbnail_width":352,"title":"Iran in Focus","type":"video","url":"https://skiv.com/v/xKEimBK","version":"1.0","width":1920}