‘American weakness EXPOSED’: can the US recover from Trump’s Iran war?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Iran war on US power and the inevitability of a global economic slump.

Donald Trump’s ceasefire with Iran appears to be holding - or is it? Iran has reportedly seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as America attacks tankers and boats linked to Tehran - and then there doesn’t appear to be any hint of any imminent peace talks In this episode of The Fourcast Indicators, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and defence analyst Mark Urban discuss whether the Iran war has reached a stalemate and ask, with China watching, has this all fatally undermined US power on the world stage? They were also joined by economist Ann Pettifor who says a “global slump” is now inevitable - so how bad will it be?

People in this episode

Host: Krishnan Guru-Murthy

Guests: Mark Urban, Ann Pettifor

Topics covered

• US foreign policy
• Iran conflict
• global economy
• defense analysis
• Trump administration
• international relations

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• US power
• global slump
• defense
• economy
• ceasefire
• international relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Channel 4 News

Places: Iran, United States, Strait of Hormuz

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