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Oil and more products disrupted by Iran war

The war with Iran is already causing disruption to oil markets. The Strait of Hormuz could become a pinch point in the conflict that could disrupt energy markets, but also see surges in prices of other products, such as plastics.

Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks with MSNOW host and chief data reporter Ali Velshi for more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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