Iran, China, Russia: The Oil Chessboard
"In this episode of Hardpoints, Mike and Neal zoom out from the daily headlines to unpack the big geopolitical logic of oil war—and why the U.S. may be repeating one of history’s most dangerous patterns. Starting with the often-overlooked role the U.S. oil embargo played in pushing Japan toward Pearl Harbor, they ask a sharp question: when great powers weaponize energy, do they actually gain leverage—or just create the conditions for a bigger disaster?
That history becomes the frame for the present. The U.S. is squeezing Iranian oil, seizing Venezuelan oil, and trying to contain Chinese…
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