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How Iran can use its vast oil reserves as a weapon in retaliation against the U.S.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, about the sorts of tactics Iran can deploy in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes.

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Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.