7/23/26: Oil Hits $100, Prof Marandi On War Escalation, Hegseth Demands Billions
The podcast examines a rapidly escalating U.S.-Iran conflict, with oil prices nearing $100 a barrel due to Houthi blockades and Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s renewed threats to bomb Iranian infrastructure, coupled with Pentagon demands for a $1.5 trillion war budget, ar
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