I guess there are a lot of people who listen to podcasters like this. I have to admit I'm not one of them.
I don't care if you're on the right or left, do people who reference these pod people really believe that they have "inside" information that supports all their "I thinks" or "what he was really thinking", or even definitive statements of "fact" have any greater idea of what's real than posters on this board?
Now there might well be a few who have contacts who feed them information, but the rest are just bloviating and cashing paychecks.
JMO
dpic, from March 21? any idea if this was discussed during the recent meeting?
Not all podcasters are created equally however the ones on the right are mostly about angertainment, not facts or inside knowledge.
If I'm going to listen to a podcast, it's usually Pod Save America because those three guys worked in the Obama administration so they have actual inside knowledge on how the government works.
As far as Japan goes, I'm not sure, just know that it was being talked about. You'd have to listen to the first minute of Tim Poole's podcast to know why I brought it up. One minute was all I could bear.
"As of early 2026, China remains the primary buyer of Iranian oil, often using the Chinese yuan to bypass Western sanctions. While some reports suggest broader shifts toward non-dollar, yuan-based trade in the region, recent data does not confirm Japan is actively purchasing Iranian oil using yuan, with China absorbing roughly 90% of Iran's exports.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (.gov) +4
- Dominance of Yuan in Trade: Iran has increasingly insisted on non-dollar transactions for oil, specifically demanding payment in Chinese yuan.
- China's Role: China holds nearly 91% of Iran's oil exports as of 2024–2025, facilitating these payments.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (.gov)
- Japan's Position: Although Japan has historically viewed Iran as a key oil supplier, sanctions have severely limited their trade, and current data shows China, not Japan, as the principal actor in yuan-based oil purchases from Iran.
- Market Context: The 2026 tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have pushed oil trading toward local currencies, particularly the yuan, reducing the role of the US dollar in this specific supply chain. "
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