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World Service,18 Jun 2025,26 mins
Israel-Iran conflict drives up shipping insurance costs
World Business ReportAvailable for over a year
Will he or won’t he? Trump says he’s not decided if he’ll pull the US into Israel’s strikes on Iran. A shipping insurance expert explains how the conflict is driving up premiums for vessels in the region. We’ll hear about a landmark deal between streaming giant Netflix and a French TV network. And the toy company taking on Trump. The head of an Illinois-based business tells us why he’s challenging the legality of the US president’s tariffs.
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