About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's erratic behavior, Iran's oil blockade, and the dynamics within the GOP and OPEC.

More Erratic Moves From Trump as He Appears Desperate and the Iranians seem to be Holding the Cards | How Long Can Iran Ride Out the Oil Blockade and What is Behind the Saudi-UAE Split Over OPEC | Trump's Cult-Like Hold Over the GOP Just Got a Boost From Indiana backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing

People in this episode

Host: Ian Masters

Guests: Nicholas Grossman, Dr. Sara Vakhshouri, Tom LoBianco

Topics covered

• Trump's actions
• Iran's oil blockade
• Saudi-UAE relations
• GOP dynamics
• OPEC discussions

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• oil blockade
• Saudi-UAE
• OPEC
• GOP
• politics
• news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran, Saudi-UAE, OPEC

Places: Indiana

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