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Business Matters: US blames Iran for Gulf of Oman explosions

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14/06/2019 GMT

US blames Iran for Gulf of Oman explosions

BBC World Service - Business Matters, US blames Iran for Gulf of Oman explosions

The US Secretary of State has blamed Iran for "unprovoked attacks" in the Gulf of Oman

Two oil tankers have been hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman. Ilan Goldenberg is Middle East Security Director at the Center for New American Security. He tells us what we know about the incidents, and what this could mean for the larger geopolitics of the region. 
Also in the programme, as London prepares to mark the second anniversary of a deadly fire at Grenfell Tower, we hear from lawyer Jeffrey Goodman of Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, who's suing three American companies over the blaze. 
In New York, decades-old rent control legislation is under review. Vivian Wang of the New York Times gives us the details. 
We'll also take a look at the controversial issue of food labelling. And the New York Times has reported that over 100,000 analogue master tapes from legendary recording artists were destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire. Greg Norman, head engineer at Electrical Audio in Chicago, tells us what this loss means for music fans.
(Picture: An image obtained by AFP from Iranian News Agency ISNA on June 13, 2019 reportedly shows fire and smoke billowing from Norwegian owned Front Altair tanker said to have been attacked in the waters of the Gulf of Oman. Picture credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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