{"id":341512,"date":"2026-05-07T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/project-freedom-fails-what-it-reveals-about-us-power-in-the-gulf-the-fourcast-indicators\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:00:03","slug":"project-freedom-fails-what-it-reveals-about-us-power-in-the-gulf-the-fourcast-indicators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/project-freedom-fails-what-it-reveals-about-us-power-in-the-gulf-the-fourcast-indicators\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Freedom FAILS: what it reveals about US power in the Gulf | The Fourcast Indicators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hhsvo3tumbE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Project Freedom FAILS: what it reveals about US power in the Gulf | The Fourcast Indicators\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hhsvo3tumbE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As Gulf leaders look to Beijing for guarantees Washington no longer seems able to give, China is suddenly at the centre of diplomacy around the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE\u2019s Mohammed bin Zayed and Iran\u2019s foreign minister both arrived in Beijing within days of each other, seeking a way out of a blockade that has choked shipping routes, pushed tankers around the Cape of Good Hope, and rattled global markets.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>So where does this leave Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to revive a deal that could reopen the Strait, and what does the collapse of Project Freedom reveal about America\u2019s standing with its allies in the Gulf and Europe?<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of The Fourcast Indicators, Matt Frei and Mark Urban are joined by former Senior Director at the US National Security Council during Donald Trump\u2019s first administration Fiona Hill to examine China\u2019s growing leverage over Iran, the Gulf states\u2019 deepening unease with Washington, and the diplomatic pressure building ahead of the delayed Trump-Xi summit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Gulf leaders look to Beijing for guarantees Washington no longer seems able to give, China is suddenly at the centre of diplomacy around the Strait of Hormuz. 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