Can the US really take control of Iran's oil?

美国真的能控制伊朗的石油吗?

Global News Podcast

2026-03-30

28 分钟
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President Trump says the US is in serious discussions with what he described as a new and more reasonable regime to end military operations in Iran. Also: Russia comes to the aid of Cuba by sending more than 700,000 barrels of oil to the communist island. Thieves in Italy make off with paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse - worth millions of dollars - after breaking into a museum near the city of Parma in a matter of minutes. As General Min Aung Hlaing is set to become Myanmar's next president, we ask if it will be business as usual? One of the biggest manhunts in Australian history comes to an end as the man wanted for killing two police is shot dead. Researchers in Italy find that those who stay up late at night are more likely to be depressed, anxious and irritable. And an incredibly rare bronze-age shield is returned to Scotland for the first time in more than 230 years.
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  • President Trump repeats his threat to hit Iran's energy infrastructure,

  • but also says he 's negotiating with the Iranian leadership to end the war.

  • And Cuba is set to receive 700,000 barrels of oil from Russia after months of a US blockade.

  • Also in this podcast, the ancient shield that's going back home for the first time in two centuries.

  • You can really clearly see where a prehistoric sword or spear has pierced the shield at some point.

  • So they were definitely used in combat.

  • President Trump's latest remarks on the war with Iran have been raising eyebrows with his mixed messaging.

  • He 's repeated that a deal to end the war could be reached very soon,

  • just as thousands of US troops arrive in the region preparing for possible ground operations to take over Karg Island,

  • Iran's main oil exporting hub.

  • That would not be without risks, as we heard from Brad Taylor,