4-17-26 Hour 2 - What happened to Missing Scientists?

The Chris Plante Show

WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington

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4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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0:00.0	The blockade has put pressure on Iran's economy.
0:06.9	Iran's economy is their Achilles-Eal.
0:08.9	It was before the war, and now the economy is in much worse shape.
0:12.0	And I think Iran was not counting on, if you will, get encountered blockaded.
0:16.3	It thought it could close to straighten and inflict pain on the world.
0:19.6	And by putting on the blockade, we've now made, put pain on Iran.
0:23.4	And I don't think they were prepared for that.
0:25.8	President Trump outsmarted them once again, outsmarted the entire world.
0:29.3	That's Richard Haas, you know, a medium left-wing Democrat.
0:34.9	That's a morning joke this morning.
0:37.5	Counsel on Foreign Relations.
0:39.3	I don't think, gosh, but never will they say?
0:43.0	Well, Trump outsmarted him and won again.
0:45.7	Trade of Hormuz is open.
0:47.0	The price of the barrel of oil is plummeting this morning.
0:50.4	All of the stock markets are skyrocketing today.
0:54.6	Well, the Dow up more than 750 points today.
0:59.8	The S&P soaring because of President Trump's policies.
1:06.0	And Iran backs down and says, okay, the Strait of Hormuz is open.
1:10.0	You know, they said whenever a week and a half ago, we're going to blockade this trade of Hormuz.
1:14.9	And President Trump said, okay, I'm going to blockade you.
1:19.4	The nation of Iran, I'm going to blockade your blockade.
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