What does Trump's Iran deal mean for Greece, the region, and the global economy?

The big news of the week is undoubtedly President Trump’s deal with Iran to bring an end to the war that has seen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint, shut for months. This agreement, as experts have been keen to point out, is just a start, creating a process for opening the Strait of Hormuz in the short run, and laying out a sixty-day timetable to address many other outstanding issues. What will this mean for constraining Iran’s nuclear ambitions? How will it impact Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon? What will it mean for a rattled global economy that’s seen global trade disrupted and energy prices shoot up? How will a deal impact Europe, Greece and Cyprus? These are just a few questions swirling around in the wake of this deal. Steven Cook, Vassilis Nedos, Ian Lesser, and Maria Demertzis join Thanos Davelis as we try to answer these questions, breaking down what this deal could mean for Washington, for the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean, for Europe, and for the global economy.  A little more info on our guests: Steven Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Vassilis Nedos is Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor. Ian Lesser is the vice president and Brussels chief of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Maria Demertzis is a Professor of Economic Policy at the European University Institute. You can support The Greek Current by joining HALC as a member here.