blockade
The dominant view is that the US blockade and sanctions are imposing severe economic costs on Iran, weakening its currency, public finances and oil industry. Robin Brooks described the measures as increasingly effective, while Bloomberg reporting highlighted tankers stranded by the blockade and pressure on Iran’s oil ministry 456789. Donald Trump said the blockade would remain fully enforced while ruling out US strikes on Iran before the November 3 elections, claiming productive discussions with Tehran 1.
From the window to Oct 9, 05:30 ET — this window's take is still to be written.
Where the voices land
Nobody took a position this week.
Mentions
5 this weekStories it travels in
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The stories
- ○ a voice, on the left
- ◌ a voice raising half of these
- ● a subject, on the right, under its story
- ⌒ a line is a voice raising a subject — thicker, more items; colour is the story
The stories this entity travels in: on the right, each story with the subjects seen alongside it; on the left, the voices that raised them, and a line for every subject a voice raised, bundled by story. Tap a voice to light everything it raises, a subject for who raised it, a story for its own lines. The crumb goes back.
Who brings it up
- Michael Every 2 mentions
- Walter Bloomberg 1 mention
- Robin Brooks 1 mention
- Evan 1 mention
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