Russia and Iran Team Up Against The West | The Big Take

Tough economic sanctions the US and European Union imposed on Russia and Iran have succeeded in cutting off those nations from much of the world economy. But they’ve also had an unintended effect: Moscow and Tehran are now joining forces to evade some of the crippling trade restrictions. They’re investing billions of dollars on an 1,800-mile trade route that enables them to move products of all kinds over land and water that’s beyond the reach of the West–to buyers in the fast-growing economies of Asia. Bloomberg journalists Golnar Motevalli in London and Jonathan Tirone in Vienna join this episode to describe how this new trade route operates. And Dr. Maria Shagina, an expert in sanctions, explains how sanctions work–and whether Iran and Russia can ultimately succeed in outmaneuvering the West. Learn more about the story (https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/20.... Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK (https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK) Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. Each weekday, The Big Take brings you one story—one big, important story. Host Wes Kosova talks to Bloomberg journalists around the world, experts and the people at the center of the news to help you understand what’s happening, what it means and why it matters. Money, politics, the economy and business, energy, the environment, technology—we cover it all on The Big Take. Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Listen to more of The Big Take:    • The Big Take | Bloomberg Podcasts   #Bloomberg #Podcast #TheBigTake Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Follow Bloomberg Podcasts on Twitter:   / podcasts   Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIAL... Bloomberg Politics:    / bloombergpo.  . Bloomberg Technology:    / bloombergtech   Quicktake Originals:    / bloomberg   Quicktake Now: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChir... Quicktake Explained:    / bloombergexpl.  . For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video