Leslie Chats with Matt McManus on Sanctions, Iran Negotiations, and US Energy Power

About this episode

Leslie Palti-Guzman discusses the effectiveness of sanctions and US energy power with Matt McManus amidst ongoing negotiations with Iran.

🎙️ New Energy Vista Episode Sanctions have become one of the most powerful tools of modern foreign policy. But how effective are they really, and for how long? In this new Energy Vista episode, Leslie Palti-Guzman sits down with Matt McManus, former US State Department official with more than three decades of experience working on international energy and economic diplomacy. The conversation comes at a pivotal moment. After nearly 40 days of war with Iran, the conflict has entered a fragile ceasefire and negotiation phase. Sanctions relief is emerging as one of the key diplomatic levers on the table. Leslie and Matt explore whether energy sanctions truly change behavior, how markets adapt to restrictions, and what role the United States' energy abundance now plays in shaping foreign policy. The discussion also examines Venezuela's sanctions roadmap, Russia's LNG challenges, the rise of the shadow fleet, and whether the US energy boom has fundamentally changed Washington's geopolitical leverage. 🎧 Listen here: YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAcGga04HWhqbpE1AWgua0Na8AVKqm-wy] | Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/energy-vista/id1441858833] |…

People in this episode

Host: Leslie Palti-Guzman

Guest: Matt McManus

Topics covered

• sanctions
• Iran negotiations
• US energy power
• geopolitical leverage
• energy markets
• foreign policy

Keywords

• sanctions
• Iran
• energy diplomacy
• geopolitics
• Venezuela
• Russia
• LNG
• oil markets
• NatGas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US State Department

Places: Iran, Venezuela, Russia, Washington

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