Gregg Carlstrom

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496 appearances 6 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 21 Jul

Gregg Carlstrom’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Intelligence from The Economist · Hard cedar: Lebanon seeks Trump’s help · 21 Jul 2026 podcast

American pressure on Israel to ensure that it does withdraw. matched

Now it's started pulling out, it says, from what are called pilot zones, two areas that are meant to be a proof of concept to show that this deal can work. matched

But if you're going to secure any further reaching Israeli withdrawal, that's going to require pressure from Washington. matched

And then the third thing that Allen and his advisors want is investment from the US. matched

They've matched

put together these glossy presentations about how firms in America could benefit from investing in ports, telecommunications. matched

I think they're cognizant that Donald Trump's America doesn't really do foreign aid. matched

So instead of asking for donations, they're looking for ways to make an investment case to the president. matched

I think those are going to be the three big things that matched

Owen wants to focus on in this meeting at the White House. matched

Thank you, Rosie. matched

The Intelligence from The Economist · Strait and narrowing: the Iran deal crumbles · 15 Jul 2026 podcast

We've now had six nights of tit for tat striks.

Iran started the fighting by attacking three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Greg Carlstrom is a Middle East correspondent for The Economist.

This is something less than the all out war that we saw back in March, but nonetheless it looks at least for now, like the memorandum of understanding between the two countries is dead and Donald Trump is back to using the same sort of inflammatory language he used earlier in the war.

Donald Trump wants the Strait of Hormuz to reopen, but he has no good way to do it.

It was a very vaguely worded memorandum, which turns out not to be a good way to draft a diplomatic agreement.

And the dispute here is around the fifth paragraph in particular, which states that Iran will make arrangements for the safe passage of commercial vessels through the strait.

Now the Americans read that to mean Iran will remove the mines that they have scattered through the Strait of Hormuz and they will unlock it and allow.

Ships to travel through, and that's it.

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