Why The New US ‘Total Economic War’ On Iran Will Fail
About this episode
The episode discusses the new US economic sanctions on Iran and their implications.
Speaking on behalf of Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the United States would embark on a new campaign to destroy Iran’s economy with sanctions. He gave the operation a name: ‘Operation Economic Outcast.’ Professor Richard Wolff and Brian Becker discuss. Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com . Join the The Socialist Program community at http://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get exclusive content and help keep this show on the air.
People in this episode
Host: The Socialist Program
Guests: Richard Wolff, Brian Becker
Topics covered
- US sanctions
- Iran economy
- Operation Economic Outcast
- political discussion
- economic warfare
Keywords
- sanctions
- Iran
- economic war
- Trump
- Richard Wolff
- politics
- economy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Democracy at Work
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