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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