EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 18 MIN
34 The Hostage Crisis and Saddam's Oil War
from Crude Ambition: This is the story of power · host By Seven Media
"We're going down" are the last words from inside the American embassy before the line goes dead. This is the episode where Iranian militants storm the compound, take fifty Americans hostage for 444 days, and the second oil shock spirals into full-blown geopolitical crisis. Episode 34 of Crude Ambition follows the hostage drama, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the moment the world realized the shift in oil power was part of something far bigger.
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"We're going down" are the last words from inside the American embassy before the line goes dead. This is the episode where Iranian militants storm the compound, take fifty Americans hostage for 444 days, and the second oil shock spirals into full-blown geopolitical crisis. Episode 34 of Crude Ambition follows the hostage drama, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the moment the world realized the shift in oil power was part of something far bigger.
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