{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6825a844b1b74cbbae73d5a8/6a60c9b6562e3ad886778604?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can Trump force open the Strait of Hormuz?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6825a844b1b74cbbae73d5a8/1784727815616-1c3c03bb-f99e-4ddf-b63e-e36bc682e30c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The collapse of the Iran ceasefire has pushed oil prices higher and left Tehran using the Strait of Hormuz as its most powerful leverage. With American casualties rising and roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply at risk, Washington faces a stark choice – keep bombing, attempt to force the strait open or start looking for a way out.&nbsp; </p><p><br></p><p>Kirsten Fontenrose, former White House national security advisor, joins <em>The General &amp; The Journalist </em>to assess Trump’s options. Can the US reopen the strait without triggering a wider war? And can Trump pull back before Iran becomes America’s next forever war?</p><p><br></p><p><em>Is a military showdown in the Gulf inevitable? </em>Send in your thoughts to <a href=\"mailto:generalandjournalist@thetimes.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">generalandjournalist@thetimes.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 – Is Iran Trump’s Forever War?</li><li>05:22 – Why Iran wants to control the Strait of Hormuz</li><li>09:41 – US Troop deaths and growing political pressure on Trump</li><li>13:23 – Trump’s Iran Options: Diplomacy, Naval Blockade or Escalation</li><li>27:14 – Can the US reopen the Strait? Kirsten Fontenrose’s Six-Month Forecast</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Kirsten Fontenrose, former Senior Director for Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council</p><p><strong>Hosts: </strong>Tom Newton Dunn</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Julia Webster</p><p><strong>Executive producer</strong>: Priyanka Deladia&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Image:</strong> Shaun Parkinson, Getty</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> C-SPAN, US Central Command, Getty</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Times"}