Trump slams Iranian moves to postpone nuclear talks

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's criticism of Iran's nuclear talks postponement and features insights from Jens Stoltenberg on the economic effects of rising oil prices in Norway.

U.S. President Donald Trump voices displeasure at Iran’s proposal to postpone nuclear talks until after the conflict ends. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz slams U.S. strategic aims in Iran. Swiss pharma giant Novartis misses quarterly sales targets, blaming generic drugs for its double-digit fall in operating profit. We hear from former NATO Secretary-General and currently Norwegian finance minister Jens Stoltenberg who says that while rising oil prices may have boosted his country’s coffers, other sectors of the economy may suffer from falling exports.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Jens Stoltenberg

Topics covered

• nuclear talks
• U.S.-Iran relations
• pharmaceutical sales
• oil prices
• economic impact

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• nuclear talks
• Novartis
• Friedrich Merz
• Jens Stoltenberg
• oil prices
• economic impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Novartis

Places: Iran, Norway, U.S.

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