About this episode

The episode discusses the breakdown of the Iran ceasefire and Donald Trump's comments at a NATO summit.

The US and Iran are trading strikes again as Donald Trump turns to his weapon of choice - sitting down at press conferences and calling people names. America’s insulter-in-chief has used a NATO summit to say Iran are “sick people" and "scum" and that the ceasefire is now "over”. It was a fragile agreement that has broken down after tankers were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz - so who is to blame for the latest violence? What next for the ceasefire and could we soon see a return to all-out war? Niall is joined by Sky’s military analyst Michael Clarke.

People in this episode

Host: Niall

Guest: Michael Clarke

Topics covered

• Iran
• Donald Trump
• ceasefire
• military analysis
• NATO summit
• Strait of Hormuz
• US-Iran relations

Keywords

• Iran ceasefire
• Donald Trump
• NATO summit
• military analysis
• Strait of Hormuz
• US-Iran conflict
• violence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, America

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