<p>Donald Trump has said the US military action against Iran may be coming to an end.&nbsp;If so, what would it have achieved and where does this leave the key question of safe passage for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz? <a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon</a> discusses the consequences of the war for the US and its allies with Philip Gordon of the Brookings Institution. <em>Clip: NBC News</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d304071a-ca97-4b3b-be93-ff880a6645c3?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9372be58-8521-4946-96ee-eb566ccfc851?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shutting Hormuz is a template for China in Taiwan</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/04f6c510-47a8-4e05-99d5-5372fceeb395?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran could emerge from the war stronger and more dangerous</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/758692f8-fd88-41fb-bc45-293a71e945b6?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK to host coalition talks on securing Strait of Hormuz</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6d0e66bf-4982-430a-821b-d27dfa1b0a3e?accessToken=zwAAAZ3lLLCxldPTBAcaypdLO9O-k_-ICmZFw9OTcr5YhSFJRtOW7utWbM_IUc8E9sUQR6hOBdOZ1VNy_O6zlc91hpL4_YhB-9O8RSk6celFts9tDma_SYJDCtOCG9J9-hsKPgE.MEYCIQCoPCtf6sqoW7vqSvFK6tCx0779nkmR-AUfbxf6V7ZGXwIhAPBEKBqMqawAkfkMS5RIgt8JytQLrhlzA6frpY7-8q4d&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One battle after another: Netanyahu’s new security doctrine</a></p><br><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/65b0cbba-17f3-4658-ac45-cd9eddcc4fe9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>