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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: US-Saudi Oil Clash Sets Stage for Future Epic Battle
Description: The coronavirus pandemic and the global economic meltdown forced Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Russia to call time out in a war that was less about prices and more about market share and survival of the fittest. The agreement among producers to cut production by 10 million barrels a day amounts to a ceasefire that will likely end once economies recover and can again sustain the cost of war.