{"podcast":{"title":"The Fourcast","slug":"the-fourcast-1366209","podcast_index_feed_id":1366209,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1056b19ac/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.channel4.com/news/the-fourcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43758723/143c5bd14fc66ee5.png","author":"Channel 4 News","episode_count":256,"summary":"A podcast from Channel 4 News taking an in-depth look at the biggest stories from Westminster, Washington and around the world. From global conflicts to the corridors of power, we expose, examine and interrogate what's really going on with the people who really know. Watch the episodes here: https://www.channel4.com/news/the-fourcast","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T04:20:26.195980+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209"},"episode":{"title":"‘American weakness EXPOSED’: can the US recover from Trump’s Iran war?","slug":"american-weakness-exposed-can-the-us-recover-from-trump-s-iran-war","published_at":"2026-04-23T16:41:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209/american-weakness-exposed-can-the-us-recover-from-trump-s-iran-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefourcastc4news/episodes/American-weakness-EXPOSED-can-the-US-recover-from-Trumps-Iran-war-e3ic2qm","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1056b19ac/podcast/play/118933782/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-23%2F422712691-44100-2-c4a5980bef2d3.mp3","summary":"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?","meta_description":"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 tanke…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1956,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-fourcast-1366209/episodes/american-weakness-exposed-can-the-us-recover-from-trump-s-iran-war/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209/american-weakness-exposed-can-the-us-recover-from-trump-s-iran-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}