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Iran war prompts record release of strategic oil reserves

3/12/2026 • 58 min

World governments, deeply worried about the impact of the Iran war on energy prices, have approved a record release of strategic petroleum reserves. Plus: interviews with UAE minister of state, Noura Al Kaabi, the British Council for Offices at Mipim and Australian singer Sam Quealy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Play episode

Will Russia benefit from energy-market turmoil?
Iran war: Could Turkey be drawn into the conflict?
Ten days of war: Iran appoints new supreme leader as Israeli and US strike…
Lebanon plunged into crisis by Israel’s attacks as the war on Iran expands…
The war in Iran: the view from Cyprus and trade disruptions in Oman
Turkey’s balancing act on Iran and China’s new five-year plan
Middle East conflict: The view from Beirut and the UAE
Conflict spreads to the wider region after the US-Israel strikes on Iran
US-Iran talks, Japan’s defence on alert and the growing rift between the U…
Carney in India and the next round of US-Iran talks
Merz in Beijing and Trump's State of the Union address
Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion and the UK’s Chagos Islan…
The countdown is on as Trump ups pressure on Iran
Trump convenes the Board of Peace
Diplomacy converges in Geneva and we speak with Georgia’s Salomé Zourabich…
Geneva’s role in Ukraine and Iran peace talks
Rubio pledges US support for Orbán ahead of Hungary's parliamentary electi…
Munich Security Conference 2026: a new era in geopolitics?
What’s on the agenda at this year’s Munich Security Conference?
Bangladesh heads to the polls in the first vote since Sheikh Hasina’s oust…
Netanyahu in Washington as Iran calls his visit ‘destructive’ to diplomacy
Iran cracks down on top dissidents ahead of Netanyahu’s US trip
Japan and Thailand at the polls: What next for the region?
US-Iran talks begin in Oman. Can common ground be found?
Last remaining US-Russia nuclear treaty expires: What next?
Colombia’s president at the White House: Can US-Latin America tensions be …
Talks begin in Dubai for the World Governments Summit
Keir Starmer heads to Japan and the World Governments Summit kicks off in …
Venezuela opens up its oil industry. Plus: a look ahead at Costa Rica’s pr…
Mexico calls off oil shipment to Cuba and US escalates Iran strike threats
Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen and the ‘mother of all deals’ agreed betwe…
European commitment to renewable energy and security cooperation in the No…
Japan dissolves parliament: Will the gamble pay off?
Wrapping the week in Davos: Greenland, Ukraine and Trump’s Board of Peace
Trump climbs down from escalating Greenland threats
Will anyone stand up to Donald Trump at Davos?
Trump’s first year back: Is he making America great again?
The World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos
Could Trump send the US military to quell protests in Minnesota?
Iran threatens retaliation for any US strikes as American troops are evacu…
Can Trump win the fight against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell? Plus:…
Trump pushes Canada closer to China and Marine Le Pen’s trial begins
As Iran protests continue, is US intervention likely? Plus: Myanmar’s elec…
Europe’s relationship with South America on the line in Mercosur trade deal
US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic with ties to Venezuela
Ukraine ‘declaration of intent’ signed in Paris
Maduro appears in US court and Trump doubles down on Iran protest interven…
Venezuela and the ‘Donroe Doctrine’: What happened and who’s next?
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