The Fourcast
The Fourcast
Channel 4 News
‘American weakness EXPOSED’: can the US recover from Trump’s Iran war?
32 minutes Posted Apr 23, 2026 at 4:41 pm.
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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?