geopolitics

A ceasefire has been announced between the US and Iran – but is this the end of the conflict, or just a pause before the next confrontation?

Despite claims that the ceasefire in Iran is holding, there’s been a lot of fire in the past two days with America and Iran exchanging attacks

The ceasefire may be holding, but the indicators beneath the surface suggest the Middle East remains dangerously unstable.

How bad is the economic hit from the Iran war going to be? If the talk around price caps on essential food items, and lifting sanctions on Russian oil and gas are anything to go by, then it could be very bad indeed. 

Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, but only for around 3-5 days the White House told Fox News. 

As Israel and Iran exchange fresh attacks, President Donald Trump says a 15-point peace plan has been sent to Tehran via Pakistan and claims negotiations are underway. Iran publicly rejected Trump’s proposal and said the US is negotiating with itself, but did respond with demands of its own

In this episode of The Fourcast, Paul McNamara talks to David McCloskey, a former CIA analyst who spent years covering Syria, Iraq and Iran from inside the Agency.

Keir Starmer makes a rare visit to China as the world order appears to shift further away from Trump and the US, writes Krishnan Guru-Murthy in Beijing.