Conversations on Groong - December 14, 2025In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we examine how Venezuela’s vast oil reserves have become entangled in global conflict. The discussion links US pressure on Caracas to efforts to drive down oil prices, weaken Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, and limit Iran’s regional power amid rising fears of a wider war. We also explore how a revived Venezuelan oil sector could disrupt OPEC+, reshape Middle East politics, and alter the balance of power across today’s conflict zones.Topics:<ul><li>Venezuela’s oil and US pressure</li><li>Trump, oil prices, and OPEC+</li><li>Middle East fallout from cheap oil</li><li>Ukraine war and Iran conflict stakes</li></ul>Guest: <a href='https://podcasts.groong.org/guest/histepanian'>Harry Istepanian</a> Hosts:<ul><li><a href='https://podcasts.groong.org/host/hovik'>Hovik Manucharyan</a></li><li><a href='https://podcasts.groong.org/host/asbed'>Asbed Bedrossian</a></li></ul>Episode 495 | Recorded: December 11, 2025 SHOW NOTES: <a href='https://podcasts.groong.org/495'>https://podcasts.groong.org/495</a>VIDEO: <a href='https://youtu.be/g0bH2EFA3GU'>https://youtu.be/g0bH2EFA3GU</a>#Venezuela #OilPolitics #Geopolitics #USForeignPolicy #EnergyWars Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: <a href='https://linktr.ee/groong'>linktr.ee/groong</a>

Conversations on Groong - December 14, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we examine how Venezuela’s vast oil reserves have become entangled in global conflict. The discussion links US pressure on Caracas to efforts to drive down oil prices, weaken Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, and limit Iran’s regional power amid rising fears of a wider war. We also explore how a revived Venezuelan oil sector could disrupt OPEC+, reshape Middle East politics, and alter the balance of power across today’s conflict zones. Topics:Venezuela’s oil and US pressureTrump, oil prices, and OPEC+Middle East fallout from cheap oilUkraine war and Iran conflict stakesGuest: Harry Istepanian Hosts:Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 495 | Recorded: December 11, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/495 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/g0bH2EFA3GU #Venezuela #OilPolitics #Geopolitics #USForeignPolicy #EnergyWars Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Conversations on Groong - December 14, 2025In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we examine how Venezuela’s vast oil reserves have become entangled in global conflict. The discussion links US pressure on Caracas to efforts to drive down oil prices, weaken Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, and limit Iran’s regional power amid rising fears of a wider war. We also explore how a revived Venezuelan oil sector could disrupt OPEC+, reshape Middle East politics, and alter the balance of power across today’s conflict zones.Topics:<ul><li>Venezuela’s oil and US pressure</li><li>Trump, oil prices, and OPEC+</li><li>Middle East fallout from cheap oil</li><li>Ukraine war and Iran conflict stakes</li></ul>Guest: <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/guest/histepanian" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harry Istepanian</a> Hosts:<ul><li><a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/host/hovik" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hovik Manucharyan</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/host/asbed" rel="noopener noreferrer">Asbed Bedrossian</a></li></ul>Episode 495 | Recorded: December 11, 2025 SHOW NOTES: <a href="https://podcasts.groong.org/495" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcasts.groong.org/495</a>VIDEO: <a href="https://youtu.be/g0bH2EFA3GU" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/g0bH2EFA3GU</a>#Venezuela #OilPolitics #Geopolitics #USForeignPolicy #EnergyWars Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: <a href="https://linktr.ee/groong" rel="noopener noreferrer">linktr.ee/groong</a>

Harry Istepanian - Venezuela’s Oil and the Global Power Struggle | Ep 495, Dec 14, 2025

Weekly review of Armenian News from https://groong.org. Keeping up with news related to Armenia and Armenians can be challenging; the sheer volume of news in the past few years has increased greatly, and the rise of the “Fake News” phenomenon contributing to the erosion of trust in the news media. The diversity of languages used by the worldwide Armenian community also poses a challenge for Armenian news; there is a significant portion of news that originates in Armenian, sometimes in Russian, and does not get adequately translated into English, or Western Armenian, for those in the Diaspora who are not proficient in Eastern Armenian. Finally, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the political turbulence in countries where significant communities of the Armenian Diaspora reside, be it Syria, Lebanon, the United States, etc., many of our friends and colleagues indicate that they’re simply overloaded with information and lack the time and energy to separate the good from the bad. So we’re creating this weekly digest of news and analysis that we find relevant to share with our friends and the wider ANN/Groong audience. Our goal is to provide a brief overview of the main headlines of the past week, and then cover a smaller set of the more important developments, curated by ANN/Groong editors and contributors who spend an inordinate amount of time daily to process Armenian news. We hope that over time this podcast will help our listeners in becoming more astute consumers of Armenian news. We will strive to provide a rich set of notes with each installation, with links to the most relevant articles and information as a starting point for your further investigation.

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