PODCAST:
March 18, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson speak with Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. They discuss the resignation of a top counterterrorism official.
IRAN ~ Oil and gas prices continue to soar after attacks on Middle East natural gas facilities occurred across the region this week.
Israel bombed Iran’s South Pars gasfield on Wednesday, triggering a response from Iran, which launched missiles and drones at natural gas facilities in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. The major escalations sent Brent crude oil prices over $115 a barrel and the U.S. national average gas price to $3.884, according to AAA.
