Trump’s Pirate Empire Meets Hormuz as Iran, China, Russia, and Oil Markets Break the Old World Rules Apart

International Flavor: Where the Truth Tastes Better · May 4, 2026 · 1h 22m · transcript

On this episode of International Flavor, Samuel Trapp opens with Solovyov’s fiery Russian monologue on deep strikes, Victory Week, and the hardening mood inside Russia, then turns to Trump’s shocking “sort of like pirates” remarks about seizing ships, cargo, and oil near Hormuz. The program connects Iran, China’s refusal to obey U.S. sanctions, the petrodollar system, Europe’s energy trap, Ukraine’s drone war, and the collapse of the old rules governing shipping, oil, and American power. It is blunt, uncomfortable, and built for serious listeners.

International Flavor with Samuel Trapp

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