Off The Hookah With Phil And Cooper

Phil and Cooper follow up on Episode #064 ("The Sound of Sanctions") to talk about the newest batch of sanctions dropped on Iran's massive oil sector this week. Al-Monitor columnist Barbara Slavin joins to give her insights on the economic and humanitarian tolls these policies cause, and how exactly this factors into US President Donald Trump’s Middle East strategy. Khashoggi killing undercuts Trump campaign against Iran (Barbara Slavin) US fails to shield humanitarian trade with Iran as sanctions loom (Barbara Slavin) US to exempt eight nations from Iran sanctions snapback (Laura Rozen) Music: Morteza - Morteza (iTunes | Spotify)