Bibi on board? Iran, America and Israel’s campaign in Lebanon

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<p>Also on the daily podcast: what the Artemis Moon mission really accomplished and remembering a brave Soviet psychiatrist</p><br><p><strong>SHOW-NOTES TEXT  (60ish wds)</strong></p><p>Binyamin Netanyahu says his strikes against Hizbullah are separate from the Iran-war ceasefire. That assertion is putting cracks in the deal, and in Israel’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/04/08/partner-scapegoat-or-spoiler-israels-place-in-a-fragile-ceasefire?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">relationship with America</a>. We look at <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/07/artemis-ii-has-offered-earth-inspiration?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the stated and the unstated goals</a> of the Artemis mission to the Moon—both achieved. And a tribute to <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/04/09/semyon-gluzman-defied-the-abuse-of-psychiatry-by-the-ussr?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Semyon Gluzman</a>, who exposed the Soviet ruse of labelling dissidents as mental-health cases.</p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent</li><li>Oliver Morton, senior editor</li><li>Ann Wroe, obituaries editor</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Israel, Iran war, Lebanon, America</li><li>Artemis mission, NASA, Moon</li><li>Semyon Gluzman, Soviet Union, psychiatry</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Get a world of insights by </em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribing to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><br><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>