Trump’s economic 'D-Day'

Trump’s economic 'D-Day'

Author: WNYC Studios August 24, 2026 Duration: 22:40

The cease-fire in the Iran war expires as Pres. Trump threatens an "economic D-Day" in an effort to gain leverage in the conflict. 

On Today's Show:
Yeganeh Torbati, the Iran correspondent for The New York Times based in Istanbul and co-author (with Bozorgmehr Sharafedin) of Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran (Doubleday, 2026), reports on the latest developments. 


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