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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 20 MIN

29 Why the 1973 oil weapon finally worked

from Crude Ambition: This is the story of power · host By Seven Media

On the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, 222 Egyptian jets scream across the Suez Canal and the world changes overnight. This is the episode where the 1973 October War unleashes the Arab oil embargo, America discovers its surplus is gone, and petroleum becomes the most devastating weapon in the Middle East arsenal. Episode 29 of Crude Ambition takes you inside the crisis that shattered the postwar energy order.

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