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

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?

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‘American weakness EXPOSED’: can the US recover from Trump’s Iran war? is an episode from The Fourcast by Channel 4 News.

This episode is 00:32:36 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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