California's Fuel Supply Crisis, the Iran Endgame, and the Road to the Midterms | YNTA June 01, 2026

Gen. Blaine Holt and his panel break down California's escalating fuel supply crisis, the Iran endgame, and what a breaking global status quo means for the 2026 midterms.Brigadier General Blaine Holt (USAF, Ret.) guest hosts Your News Talk America, in for Jake Smith, with a single throughline tying the show together: the old global status quo is breaking down across energy, markets, politics, and war. Holt and his panel frame the moment as a fifth generation conflict between sovereigntists and globalists, foreign and domestic at once, and ask what comes next.The centerpiece is California's deepening fuel supply crisis. Former Valero refinery manager Mike Ariza details how new cap and invest rules from the California Air Resources Board, a wave of refinery closures, and a halt in finished fuel imports from Asia have left the state burning through its reserves, with university analysts cited on air warning that rationing could arrive by mid to late June. Ariza explains why a state that cannot refine enough of its own gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel becomes a national problem, reaching from military readiness to the food supply moving through the Port of Los Angeles.The program also tracks the Iran endgame and what a deal or a further round of strikes could mean for oil prices and the 2026 midterms, with Strelmark founder Hilary Fordwich on the economy, reshoring, and Treasury strategy, and Newsmax host Jon Glasgow on the media and a news cycle moving at record speed. War correspondent and With My Shield author Jim Lechner assesses drone warfare and the hard math of Ukraine, and former Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille closes with the larger geopolitical picture and the case that the United States is at a genuine inflection point.3. FEATURED GUESTSHilary Fordwich, Founder of Strelmark LLC; geopolitical and business strategistJon Glasgow, Host at Newsmax (Sunday Report)Jim Lechner, Special Operations veteran, war correspondent, and author of With My Shield; history instructor at Liberty UniversityMike Ariza, Former Valero refinery manager and California energy analystMike Sarraille, Former Navy SEAL, leadership expert, and technology entrepreneurYour News Talk America with Jake SmithBroadcast weekdays on The Talk of Delmarva (92.7 and 98.5) and streaming online at WGMD.com and RealNewsTalk.com.Listen live, participate, and become a program Patriot by visiting:RealNewsTalk.com from 9 - Noon EasternFollow the latest national conversations, interviews, and commentary from voices shaping America’s political landscape.Produced by DTD MEDIA. © 2026 DTD MEDIA, All Rights Reserved.Interactive Radio - Join DIAL — Ask Questions & Chat LiveGo to RealNewsTalk.com on your phone or computer.Tap the blue "Join DIAL" button near the top of the page.Register with a quick display name Type your question or comment and send. The host and the rest of the audience see it live.Best experienced live, weekdays 9 a.m. to noon Eastern.