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Trump’s Iran war has 'struggling' American farmers fearing bankruptcy

There's been a spike in farmer bankruptcies over the last year that has been fueled by rising costs linked to the war in Iran. MS NOW's Nnamdi Egwuonwu traveled to Monroe, Louisiana to speak with the Nelsons, a third-generation family of Black farmers that are now on the brink of bankruptcy as the war rages on.

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