America is on the brink of stagflation, warns Nobel prize-winning economist

Even if the regime collapses, Stiglitz predicts fragmentation and chaos (similar to Libya or Iraq) rather than a stable democracy in Iran. This would lead to permanent disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz has spelt out a dire warning: the war against Iran will usher in the four horsemen of economic apocalypse...