Centcom chief briefs Trump on new plans for ‘short and powerful’ strikes on Iran

About this episode

The episode discusses military plans regarding Iran, China's trade initiatives in Africa, and Apple's earnings report.

Donald Trump is briefed on possible next steps for further military action in Iran. Then: China’s zero-tariff push for Africa, the freedom press index, Andrew Mueller’s ‘What We Learned’ and Apple’s latest earnings report.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• military action
• Iran
• China
• Africa
• press freedom
• Apple earnings

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• Centcom
• Iran
• China
• Apple
• military action
• press freedom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centcom, Apple

Places: Iran, China, Africa

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