Blood from a drone: Iran’s deadly arsenal

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<p>Iran continues to retaliate against attacks with ferocity. Though many of its ballistic missile facilities have been razed, its vast <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2026/03/06/can-ukraine-help-defeat-irans-drone-swarms?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">drone armoury</a> is powerful and destructive. Who will benefit from India’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2026/02/19/india-is-in-the-midst-of-a-data-centre-investment-boom?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">boom in data centres</a>? And why giant <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/03/11/adults-are-on-board-with-life-size-board-games?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">board games</a> are not child’s play. </p><br><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Shashank Joshi, defence editor</li><li>Gavin Jackson, South Asia business and finance correspondent</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Iran, America, Shahed drones, Geran, Ukraine, Zelenksy</li><li>India, data centres, Amazon, Meta, Google, Nvidia</li><li>Monopoly, board games, toys, kidults</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><br><p><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> <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>