How the push for a "quick win" in Iran is backfiring on the US

As the US-Iran ceasefire nears its Wednesday expiration, escalating maritime hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz have cast heavy doubt on future peace talks. Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Mornings to explain how shifting US goalposts and power struggles are stalling negotiations and driving up global petrol prices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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