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The Looming Energy Crisis
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The Looming Energy Crisis

President Trump asks allies for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The Weekend · Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, Jackie Alemany, Josh Einiger, Amos Hochstein, Julie Le, Ashley Davis, Juanita Tolliver

March 15, 202641m 21s

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Show Notes

March 15, 2026; 9am: This weekend, the U.S. has intensified airstrikes on Iran’s most important oil export terminal, Karg Island. Investors warn that additional action could plunge global oil markets into further chaos as the island exports roughly 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil. U.S. Amos Hochstein, former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources under President Biden, joins "The Weekend" to discuss.

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