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Escalation: Middle East war widens

03.03.2026
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The war in Iran has entered its fourth day with further American and Israeli strikes, and Iranian retaliation across the region. Now Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has launched a ground offensive in Lebanon. Attacks on Tehran involved the use of Artificial Intelligence, so why is the Pentagon picking a fight with Anthropic, its supplier? And Pokémon turns 30.

Watch “The Insider” on Iran: Economist experts ask what will happen next


Guests and host:

  • Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent
  • Henry Tricks, US technology editor
  • Moeka Iida, Japan correspondent
  • Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

  • War in Iran, America, Israel, Lebanon, Hizbullah, Middle East
  • Anthropic, OpenAI, Claude, Artificial Intelligence 
  • Pokemon, media

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