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The Fox News Rundown

The President’s Plan To Slash Pump Prices

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

As military operations against Iran continue, and oil prices driven higher because of Tehran sabotaging commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump administration is tapping U.S. strategic reserves as part of a coordinated global release of hundreds of millions of barrels of oil to stabilize energy markets. At the same time, officials are warning of heightened security concerns at home, as lawmakers point to recent terrorism motivated attacks, and the possibility of alleged Iranian sleeper cells who have entered the country because past weak border policies. FOX News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream joins the Rundown to discuss the national security threats, and the energy strategy to ease rising gas prices.The 98th Academy Awards air this Sunday, with the Best Picture race headlined by favorites Sinners and One Battle After Another. Leading the 2026 awards season, Sinners has already made history by shattering the all-time record for Oscar nominations. Film critic Neil Rosen joins us to break down the key categories, offer his predictions, and explain how streaming continues to reshape the industry. Plus, commentary by FOX News contributor Joe Concha PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Jimmy Phala. I'm Madison Allworth. I'm Bill Hemmer, and this is the Fox News rundown.

0:08.3

Friday, March 13, 2026. I'm Jessica Rosenthal. The president is tapping our oil reserves during conflict with Iran as gas prices continue to climb,

0:17.9

while officials also warn of an increased security threat here at home.

0:21.7

I do hope that we have a bead on anybody who's in this country who would be connected to IRGC

0:26.8

or any kind of Iranian terror cell.

0:29.2

I'm Chris Foster. We find out who the Oscars go to on Sunday.

0:32.3

I don't think this was a good year for movies. When I do a top 10 list at the end of the year,

0:38.3

on a good year, I'm like, all right, 10 list at the end of the year, on a good year,

0:43.1

I'm like, all right, I got to eliminate this. I got to eliminate that. It's 10, you know. I couldn't stretch it to five. Speaking with film critic Neil Rosen. And I'm Joe Concha. I've got the final word

0:48.5

on the Fox News rundown. This week, President Trump was asked by Fox's Peter Ducey if he's been briefed on the presence of Iranian sleeper cells inside the country.

1:02.2

We know where most of them are. We've got our eye on all of them, I think.

1:07.4

They came in through the open border policies of sleepy Joe Biden.

1:14.8

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz told Fox's Sean Hannity.

1:18.0

The threat of terrorist attack is higher now than it has been in decades.

1:22.6

He referenced the Austin, Texas bar shooting in which two people were killed,

1:26.1

and the effort by two ISIS-inspired

1:28.0

men from Pennsylvania to throw IEDs at a protest outside Gracie Mansion in New York.

1:33.3

And while law enforcement deals with the threat level, administration officials are trying to

1:37.2

shift gas prices which have shot up due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which

1:41.7

20% of the world's oil supply flows.

1:46.9

The president told a rally in Hebron, Kentucky, this week.

1:52.4

Earlier today, the International Energy Agency agreed to coordinate the release of a record 400 million barrels of oil from various national petroleum reserves around the world,

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