
The Iran trap: No peace no war
From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 4/30/2026
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth denies Trump's war on Iran has hit a "quagmire", but the reality on the ground tells a different story. With an ongoing stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz and diplomatic efforts yielding little progress, the war appears to have hit a stalemate. So what or who…



