Iran ceasefire: has Tehran outplayed Trump?

About this episode

The episode discusses the fragility of the ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump with Iran amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East.

It’s uncertain whether the ceasefire Donald Trump brokered with Iran will hold after Israel launched a massive barrage of airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon leading Tehran to reclose the Strait of Hormuz. US vice president JD Vance, who is leading the US delegation to Islamabad in Pakistan, has acknowledged that the ceasefire is “fragile”. So is there any chance it could lead to a last peace? Is this a moment where a global economic crisis was averted at the last minute, or just postponed? On this episode of the Fourcast Indicators Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by defence and intelligence analyst Mark Urban and Channel 4 News Economics Editor Helia Ebrahimi.

People in this episode

Host: Krishnan Guru-Murthy

Guests: Mark Urban, Helia Ebrahimi

Topics covered

• Iran ceasefire
• US foreign policy
• Middle East conflict
• economic implications
• defense analysis

Keywords

• Iran
• ceasefire
• Trump
• Hezbollah
• airstrikes
• global economy
• defense analysis
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Channel 4 News

Places: Iran, United States, Pakistan, Israel, Strait of Hormuz

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