Trump is threatening to bomb oil facilities on Iran's Kharg Island

from Weekend Edition Sunday · host Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, professor of Economics at Virginia Tech, about the potential impact of a strike on oil facilities on Iran's Kharg Island.

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