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May 21, 2019

The U.S. Ratchets Up Sanctions On Iran And North Korea

By Elizabeth Rosenberg

The Trump administration has been talking about military action against Iran, but it is also taking economic action against companies doing business with Iran, using the U.S. financial system as leverage. Now international companies are scrambling to make sure they don't violate these new sanctions. Elizabeth Rosenberg joins NPR to discuss.

Listen to the full podcast and more on NPR.

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