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But I am back. And the Oracle of Arabia is coming with lots of exclusive information here on Conflictors.

That's good. I know that we were all champing at the bit, really, to see what you have to say about the latest developments in the Middle East and elsewhere.

For the last, what is it now?

100 days.

I don't know.

How many days has it been since the 28th of February?

Almost 100 days?

Oh, 90 days, I would say.

90 days.

For the last 90 days, we've all been driven mad by the maelstrom of events, the

difficulty of sort of forecasting even one day away, given how unpredictable certain parties

are in the conflict. And yet still, we always value your insights.

Do you want to just, before we head to the theme music, you want to give us a headline?

Well, we'll be talking about OPEC and why the UAE exited OPEC.

And it's not what you think.

That's the first thing I must say.

And the second thing is, we'll be talking about how Trump is driving everyone mad, including his own allies, with his whiplash-inducing mood swings when it comes to what to do with Iran.

And, you know, ironically, he might be doing a lot of damage himself, you know, more than what the Iranians are doing

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