Abir Abu Omar
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592 appearances
128 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 6 Sep
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President Trump starting attacks against Iran because he said that they had attempted to put mines in the Strait of Hermuz yet again.
And then of course Iran retaliating against countries in the region, similar to the same action that it had conducted over the course of this war.
So you saw the likes of the United Arab Emirates here, Kuwait, Jordan, ten ballistic missiles were intercepted over Jordanian skies at the initial strike, and then of course a flood.
Of more Iranian retaliation.
So that is what we kept an eye out on over the past week.
The Middle East for Bloomberg.
President Trump starting attacks against Iran because he said that they had attempted to put mines in the Strait of Hermuz yet again.
And then of course Iran retaliating against countries in the region, similar to the same action that it had conducted over the course of this war.
So you saw the likes of the United Arab Emirates here, Kuwait, Jordan, ten ballistic missiles were intercepted over Jordanian skies, and the initial
The President did
Bloomberg News Now · Trump Resumes Call to Lower Rates, 162,000 Jobs Added, More · 4 Sep 2026
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At this point, our Bloomberg Bloomberg economics team puts it best probably.
They say that look, the entire Middle East right now is an arena for war and no one is really winning.
There's no clear winner in sight, especially with what you're seeing happening in the Strait of Remuse, because yes, it is right that a trickle of movement is there.
We uh report that around six to eight million barrels of oil on average are making their way through the Strait of Remuse, so better than
Estimates before, but still nowhere near where it was pre war.
And of course you're looking at the impact on all energy products, not just Brent Crude and NY crude, but also diesel.
US diesel in uh the United States is now at a record high
Bloomberg News Now · US Job Growth Beats Estimates, Stocks and Bonds Fall, More · 4 Sep 2026
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the situation domestically in Iran when it comes to inflation levels, for example, we reported they were eighty percent higher year on year.
Food inflation is also much higher than that.
So the economic pressure is there, but the big question here is just how much is it going to take for Iran to capitulate?
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