{"podcast":{"title":"Dialogue","slug":"dialogue-4544028","podcast_index_feed_id":4544028,"rss_url":"https://cgtn-radio-data.cgtn.com/rss/programother/216","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://radio-res.cgtn.com/image/2112/1639981159306.jpeg","author":"China Plus","episode_count":100,"summary":"Dialogue covers a wide range of topics, providing a balanced and critical perspective on current affairs and analysis within the framework of cross-cultural and multidisciplinary comparisons. Hundreds of heads of state, diplomats, business leaders and culture icons have appeared on the show.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T04:17:23.539412+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dialogue-4544028"},"episode":{"title":"Iran war: The roots of the conflict","slug":"iran-war-the-roots-of-the-conflict","published_at":"2026-07-08T14:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dialogue-4544028/iran-war-the-roots-of-the-conflict","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dialogue-4544028","url":"1_2721014","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/radio-res.cgtn.com/ueditor/audio/2607/1083520368698.mp3","summary":"The Middle East is once again at a critical crossroads. After a fresh exchange of strikes, US President Donald Trump declares the MOU dead. Renewed escalation is deepening regional instability and sharpening divisions over military action, international law, and the prospects for diplomacy. How are Arab states assessing the risks and costs of a widening conflict? How are US allies recalibrating their positions? And what will it take to move the region away from confrontation and toward a durable peace?","meta_description":"The Middle East is once again at a critical crossroads. After a fresh exchange of strikes, US President Donald Trump declares the MOU dead. Renewed escala…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1559,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dialogue-4544028/episodes/iran-war-the-roots-of-the-conflict/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dialogue-4544028/iran-war-the-roots-of-the-conflict.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}