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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 21 MIN

33 The Iranian Revolution and Oil Panic

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

A single newspaper article mocking an exiled cleric sets Iran on fire. This is the episode where Ayatollah Khomeini's followers turn mourning into revolution, the Shah's regime crumbles in a relentless cycle of protest and bloodshed, and American intelligence insists the throne is safe right up until it isn't. Episode 33 of Crude Ambition tracks how the Iranian Revolution triggered the second oil shock and sent the world economy reeling all over again.

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