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Days Away: The Russian Tanker About to Test America's Cuba Quarantine - William Spaniel
Two months after placing an oil embargo on Cuba, a Russian tanker is days away from trying to dock on the island. Today, we examine the escalation game between the United States and Russia, how we got here, the interplay with the Iran War, and the two ways this may shortly play out.
0:00 Tanker Crisis on the Horizon
0:47 The U.S. Oil Embargo on Cuba
2:37 Prior Tankers Challenging the Embargo
4:02 The Upcoming Crisis
4:56 How the Iran War Is Shaping the Crisis
9:46 Will the U.S. Intercept the Tanker?
13:22 The Broader Bargaining Problem
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