{"podcast":{"title":"One Decision","slug":"one-decision-4241287","podcast_index_feed_id":4241287,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NSR7393370733","website_url":"https://www.onedecisionpodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/636a47b4-0a48-11ec-9d9f-e3a5908b0aaa/image/fe1eea8590a84324665a8718eeb0e071.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Listen Now Media","episode_count":372,"summary":"Tough decisions rattle us all to the core. But for our guests on One Decision— the choices they are up against can also shape history. No pressure! They take us through all of their doubts, emotions and—sometimes unexpected--consequences. A fresh take on foreign policy. Hear the former head of Mi6, Sir Richard Dearlove alongside international journalists as they analyse, interview, and discuss.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:20:30.494666+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-decision-4241287"},"episode":{"title":"“Surrender would be far more dangerous to Iran’s survival than war.” - Iran Expert Trita Parsi","slug":"surrender-would-be-far-more-dangerous-to-iran-s-survival-than-war-iran-expert-trita-parsi","published_at":"2026-03-05T05:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-decision-4241287/surrender-would-be-far-more-dangerous-to-iran-s-survival-than-war-iran-expert-trita-parsi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-decision-4241287","url":"https://pdrl.fm/8d0c8d/traffic.megaphone.fm/LNM9977527804.mp3?updated=1772673161","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/8d0c8d/traffic.megaphone.fm/LNM9977527804.mp3?updated=1772673161","summary":"Iran's strategy isn't to defeat the US militarily. Trita Parsi argues that it's to make the cost high enough, fast enough, to collapse domestic support before Iran loses. With MAGA turning against the war, oil markets destabilizing, and both parties alarmed by talk of ground troops, Trump urgently needs a face-saving exit. Plus, Parsi believes that Iran's revolutionary system was built to withstand exactly this kind of pressure. Trita Parsi is the co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, co-founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council, and author of four books on US foreign policy in the Middle East. In this episode: 01:19 Succession After Assassination 03:13 Army vs IRGC Dynamics 10:55 Iran Strategy and US Politics 15:44 Why No Uprising 22:42 Gulf States Security Fallout 25:43 Saudi Shift After Oct 7 30:03 MAGA Backlash and Exit Ramps 33:32 Why Trump Went In 39:56 One Decision to Watch Hosted by Sir Richard Dearlove (former MI6 Chief) and guest co-host Rosanna Lockwood (International Journalist) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Iran's strategy isn't to defeat the US militarily. Trita Parsi argues that it's to make the cost high enough, fast enough, to collapse domestic support be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2860,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/one-decision-4241287/episodes/surrender-would-be-far-more-dangerous-to-iran-s-survival-than-war-iran-expert-trita-parsi/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-decision-4241287/surrender-would-be-far-more-dangerous-to-iran-s-survival-than-war-iran-expert-trita-parsi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}