What you'll learn

• 1 (01:55) **Episode Introduction & Market Vitals** - Ed Elson opens the show on March 10th, recapping a volatile session where the S&P 500 fell 1.5% before recovering after Trump said the Iran war was "very complete."
• 2 (02:31) **The Global Energy Shock: Strait of Hormuz Closes** - The global energy market faces its most severe shock since the 1970s as the Strait of Hormuz closes for the first time in recorded history, pushing oil above $100 a barrel.
• 3 (03:13) **Interview: Mohammed Sergie on the Gulf Crisis** - Ed speaks with Mohammed Sergie, editor at Semaphore Gulf, to break down the energy shock and what markets are reacting to.
• 4 (04:34) **Why Oil Prices Crashed Back Down** - Sergie explains that markets quickly factored in bypass pipelines (Saudi Arabia's East-West line and a UAE pipeline) that can move most of the region's oil to the Red Sea, easing the immediate supply crunch.
• 5 (05:15) **What Are Markets Actually Reacting To?** - Ed asks Sergie to disentangle the many stories driving the price action: Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities, the announcement of Khamenei's son as new Supreme Leader, Trump's regime change signals, and the G7's strategic reserve release.
• 6 (07:10) **The Oversupply Context and the Fear Trigger** - Sergie explains the world is oversupplied with oil (IEA estimates 4 million barrels/day surplus), but removing 20% of supply would be a massive shock.
• 7 (08:38) **Trump's Take and the Consumer Impact** - Ed reads Trump's Truth Social post claiming oil prices will drop rapidly once the "destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over."

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