Energy, Iran, and the Stakes of America’s Global Leadership
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
4.0 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In Hour 2, Sean Hannity examines the global energy and security implications of the escalating conflict with Iran. He explains how the U.S. military and allies are working to keep the Strait of Hormuz open while Iran threatens retaliation and attempts to disrupt global oil supplies . Hannity argues that America’s push toward energy independence is not just an economic strategy but a national security necessity that weakens hostile regimes that rely on oil revenues to fund terrorism.
Guests including energy industry leaders discuss how U.S. oil production and strategic reserves can stabilize markets and prevent panic-driven price spikes. Hannity also calls out political leaders he says are misrepresenting the energy situation while ignoring the consequences of past policies that weakened America’s reserves. The conversation expands to broader geopolitical issues, including Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the long-term strategy needed to prevent future threats. Hannity emphasizes that confronting emerging dangers today is essential to protecting future generations.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Our 2, Sean Hannity Show, it's 800, 941. |
| 0:07.2 | Sean, if you want to be a part of the program. |
| 0:11.1 | Just a side note, year over year, since Donald Trump's been president, even with the |
| 0:18.4 | spiking price of oil and skittishness, predictably, by the way, in the markets, |
| 0:23.7 | we are still paying about six cents a gallon less than what we were paying under Biden. |
| 0:28.5 | Now, if you remember, you know, Biden depleted the strategic petroleum reserves in part |
| 0:33.9 | because gas prices were on average over $5 a gallon just before the midterm elections. |
| 0:41.3 | And then he just raided the petroleum reserve to drive down prices to help his effort |
| 0:47.1 | in the 2022 midterms, which is pretty disgusting. |
| 0:50.7 | And then he never replenished it. |
| 0:53.3 | Now, the Pentagon is paying very close attention to this. |
| 0:56.0 | They're now using high-tech next generation attack aircraft to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, |
| 1:02.6 | U.S. deploying this aircraft to the Middle East, and that that is enhanced precision firepower |
| 1:08.6 | for its fighters to keep open these straight of Hormuz. |
| 1:12.2 | That's going to be vital. |
| 1:13.9 | The president announced the U.S. will be in tapping America's strategic petroleum |
| 1:18.8 | reserves and will add 172 million barrels of oil of U.S. supplies. |
| 1:26.4 | We, and this, by the way, as the new Supreme Leader, |
| 1:29.6 | we don't know if he's dead or alive, but anyway, |
| 1:32.1 | supposedly is vowing to avenge Iranian casualties |
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