About this episode
The episode discusses the potential global energy shock following the US-Israeli strike on Iran and its implications for oil and gas traders.
Oil and gas traders are confronting a potential worst-case scenario after the US-Israeli strike on Iran Saturday: the Strait of Hormuz is effectively paralyzed, Saudi Arabia’s largest refinery is shut and Iran has hit Qatar’s giant liquified natural gas export facility. On this week’s episode of Trumponomics , host Stephanie Flanders speaks to Bloomberg Opinion columnist Javier Blas and Ziad Daoud, chief emerging markets economist for Bloomberg Economics. Together they unpack the unsettlingly wide range of outcomes from the war, and how Russia will gain economically the longer the conflict continues. Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-04/iran-war-the-most-precious-commodity-is-water-not-oil See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Stephanie Flanders
Guests: Javier Blas, Ziad Daoud
Topics covered
- global energy crisis
- oil and gas trading
- Middle East conflict
- economic impact of war
- Russia's economic gain
Keywords
- energy shock
- oil prices
- gas traders
- Iran conflict
- Saudi Arabia refinery
- Qatar LNG
- Russia economy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg
Places: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Strait of Hormuz
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