"This is a game of brinkmanship over the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz"

from Morning Ireland · host RTÉ Radio 1

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist, reacts to the extension of a ceasefire in the conflict in Iran, announced by US President, Donald Trump.

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