# The Gulf’s Iran dilemma

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Podcast: [The EI Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ei-podcast-916386)
Published: 2026-03-12T14:25:45+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8873074
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## Resource

Shiraz Maher examines how the fallout from the US-Iran conflict is reshaping the Gulf States and the wider Middle East, with EI’s Jack Dickens. Image: Close-up vintage map of the Middle East. Credit: Alamy

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