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news Npr World 2026-04-08

Impact of Trump's Threats to Iran on Global Economy

This report discusses how former economic adviser Tomas Philipson analyzed the effects of President Trump's wartime threats toward Iran on the international economy.


NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Tomas {TAHM-us} Philipson, a former senior economic adviser in President Trump's first term, about the impact of the president's wartime threats on the global economy. <p>NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Tomas {TAHM-us} Philipson, a former senior economic adviser in President Trump's first term, about the impact of the president's wartime threats on the global economy.</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5776648" />

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