Washington says that the ceasefire still holds but shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and signals from Tehran suggest the crisis is far from over. We also discuss Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s foreign minister, visiting the UK and New York’s new tax on the mega rich.

Washington says that the ceasefire still holds but shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and signals from Tehran suggest the crisis is far from over. We also discuss Hakan Fidan, Turkey&rsquo;s foreign minister, visiting the UK and New York&rsquo;s new tax on the mega rich.

Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards. 

Monocle’s unrivalled coverage of news and current affairs kicks off on weekdays with ‘The Globalist’ at 07.00 GMT/08.00 CET. Anchored from London and Zürich, join our editors for insight and opinion on the big current affairs and business stories of the day and a review of the European front pages. Nominated for Best Daily Podcast in the 2020 British Podcast Awards.

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Iran ceasefire tested by pressure at sea

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