$8 Gas. Oil Cut Off. Has Trump’s Iran Gamble Backfired?

Hey there friends! Below are some resources I referenced in preparation for this week’s video commentary. Enjoy!

• Desperate California importing oil from Bahamas using century-old loophole as state faces highest US gas prices - New York Post

• Merchant Marine Act of 1920 - Wikipedia

• Iran War, March 19, 2026: Netanyahu Said Israel Acted Alone in Strike on Iranian Gas Facility - Wall Street Journal

• Trump waives Jones Act shipping rules for 60 days to steady oil market - CNBC

• Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in February, much more than expected and up 3.4% annually - CNBC

• The First Oil Field in the Middle East - AAPG

• Biden sold off nearly half the U.S. oil reserve. Is it ready for a crisis? - Politico

• Paul R. Ehrlich, Who Alarmed the World With ‘The Population Bomb,’ Dies at 93 - New York Times

• Oil jumps above $119 a barrel after Iran attacked energy facilities across Middle East - New York Post

Special thanks to Trisha Curtis, host of PetroNerds on YouTube, for helping me research this video!