It’s Personal: Sanctions, E. Jean Carroll, and Climate Change

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🗓️ 25 June 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration is sanctioning top Iranian officials, including Iran’s Supreme Leader. The US has been sanctioning Iran for a while already, to get them to change course on nukes – but do sanctions ever actually work? We’ll get into it. Meanwhile, writer E. Jean Carroll has accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her back in the mid ‘90s. Her allegation is getting a lot of attention – in part for how little attention it’s getting. We’ll explain. Also on today’s episode: things are (literally) heating up for 2020 democratic candidates in Miami, and why a certain superfood is so good for you, it’s bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, June 25th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schimbiz.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.3	they matter.
0:09.3	Today, we're diving into the case for US sanctions.
0:12.3	New ones were announced against top Iranian officials, but what impact will they have?
0:16.3	We'll connect the dots on how these policy power moves have been playing out.
0:20.3	Then, another woman has come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against President
0:24.5	Trump.
0:25.5	We'll give you the details on why this time is different.
0:28.3	And finally, why pop-eye might have been onto something.
0:31.3	We're here to make your Tuesday smarter.
0:33.3	Let's Schimbiz.
0:39.2	The most complicated story today is about sanctions.
0:42.6	President Trump issued new sanctions against Iran's top officials yesterday.
0:46.7	In response, Iran's leaders are calling the sanctions idiotic and finding other ways to
0:51.3	insult the US, which they historically like to do.
0:55.5	This isn't the first time President Trump has issued sanctions against Iran or another
0:59.2	country to try to get the country's leadership to change course.
1:03.0	And it's not the first time Iran's leaders have burbly lashed out in response.
1:07.8	But it's happening at a critical time for the two countries, as they appear closer
1:11.4	and closer to the brink of war.
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