Iran ceasefire: Who REALLY Won?

Ali Ansari· Guest0:00

I see this more as a stalemate rather than a sort of a dramatic, uh, victory of one side or the other.

Lindsay Hilsum· Guest0:04

The Israelis are losers too because they didn't get what they wanted. They wanted regime change. They didn't get that. They wanted an end to the nuclear threat. They didn't get that.

Ali Ansari· Guest0:13

In fact, they got a regime that is even more extreme than the previous one.

Krishnan Guru-Murthy· Host0:18

Iran has not got what it wanted either, which was the guarantee of no return to war.

Ali Ansari· Guest0:23

People, sooner or later in Iran, will look around and say, "You are basically, for the sake of animosity with Israel or your animosity with the United States, you have dragged this country into war with the United States. What did, what have you got for it?"

Krishnan Guru-Murthy· Host0:35

Hello, and welcome to The Forecast. The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, but after days of missile strikes, threats, and escalation, the big question is whether this really marks the end of the conflict or just a pause before the next phase. Let the oil flow was the message from Donald Trump, celebrating the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, but there are questions over what promises the Americans have made and how expensive they may be. For Iran, the regime survived, but with significant losses, including their supreme leader. But they've claimed victory, saying the US and Israel had no option but to accept defeat and surrender. And for Israel, the country faces a dilemma. Will it accept the deal or decide the threat from Tehran remains too great to ignore? To discuss all of this, I'm joined by Ali Ansari, director of the