About this episode
The episode discusses how Iran has leveraged economic pressure amidst the US-Israel war, affecting global markets and complicating President Trump's outlook.
A month into the US–Israel war with Iran, the global economy is already feeling the strain — such as surging oil prices and shifting interest rate expectations. Host Stephanie Flanders speaks with Tom Orlik and Dina Esfandiary from the Bloomberg Economics team about how Iran has managed to turn economic pressure into strategic leverage, complicating the outlook for President Donald Trump and raising the risk of prolonged instability. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Stephanie Flanders
Guests: Tom Orlik, Dina Esfandiary
Topics covered
- economic warfare
- US-Israel relations
- oil prices
- interest rates
- strategic leverage
- political instability
Keywords
- Iran
- Trump
- economic pressure
- oil prices
- global economy
- instability
- interest rates
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg
Places: Iran, US, Israel, global economy
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