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Naval piercing: strait shooting in Iran war

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The Trump administration’s “Project Freedom” has done and will do little to boost traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. We examine an unsustainable standoff. A fashion influencer’s post addressed to President Vladimir Putin has brought Russians’ wider grumbling into the open. And how India’s notorious street noise comes with costs to human health. 


Guests and host:

  • Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent
  • Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor
  • Vishnu Padmanabhan, Asia correspondent
  • Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
  • Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”


Topics covered: 

  • Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
  • Russia, Vladimir Putin, influencers
  • India, noise pollution, health


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