Is Our Iran Deal Groundhog Day Almost Over? Platner, LA's Mayor, and More (with Karol Markowicz)

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolving situation with Iran and potential military actions, alongside the implications for oil prices and U.S. foreign policy.

The situation with Iran continues to feel like Groundhog Day, except this time, believe it or not, there may actually be movement. Earlier this week, I mentioned that I had heard from people in the know that the United States military was coiled to strike Iran and was looking for either provocation or justification to resume major military activity. That appeared to happen when Iran shot down an Apache helicopter that was escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. We also learned that more than 100 million barrels of oil had moved through the strait under U.S. protection over the last month. Politics Politics Politics is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. One of the reasons that caught my attention is that gas prices in the United States have been falling pretty dramatically. It was a head-scratcher. If the Strait of Hormuz was effectively stalled, then what explained the drop? Was it a global rerouting of supply? Was there a China component that had been negotiated and never publicly heralded? I didn’t know then, and I don’t know now, but the announcement about oil shipments at least…

People in this episode

Host: Justin Robert Young

Guest: Karol Markowicz

Topics covered

• Iran Deal
• Military Action
• Oil Prices
• U.S. Foreign Policy
• Gas Prices

Keywords

• Iran
• military strikes
• oil prices
• Strait of Hormuz
• Donald Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, United States, LA

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