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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 12 MIN

The Iran Brief — May 1, 2026

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Iran's Supreme Leader declared Thursday that the United States has been defeated. At the same moment, President Trump signaled that strikes could resume. Those two statements, made on the same day, capture the central tension in today's reporting — and oil markets reacted to both. France 24 reported Brent crude briefly surpassed $126 per barrel on Thursday. We'll explain what's driving that, and what it means for Americans at the pump.

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