Why Iran's oil shock is really about China's energy needs

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Released

March 13, 2026

Duration

1h 20m

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All-In Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

(0:00) The Besties welcome Brad Gerstner! (3:48) Economic fallout of the Iran War, escalation scenarios, impact on midterms (19:18) Off ramp strategies, Gulf state involvement, the China angle (27:05) Anthropic and OpenAI scaling revenue faster than any company ever (46:11) AI's PR disaster, open source's future (1:07:51) Washington passes "Millionaire Tax," Howard Schultz bails for Miami Follow Brad: https://x.com/altcap Take the survey: https://allin.com/survey Apply for Liquidity: https://allinliquidity.com Apply for Summit: https://theallinsummit.com Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://x.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://x.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: https://www.google.com/finance/quote/BZW00:NYMEX https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/cargo-ship-struck-strait-of-hormuz-uk-iran-war.html https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-12-26?post-id=cmmnhwyod000l3b6wdinc1dw5 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/ending-iran-war-quickly-carries-big-risks-for-the-u-s-and-allies-60c003de https://polymarket.com/event/us-forces-enter-iran-by https://x.com/altcap/status/2029223717356879931 https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/iea-proposes-largest-ever-oil-release-from-strategic-reserves-275f4e5c https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-war-oil-operation-epic-fury-mojtaba-khamenei-0d2edb9c https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-12-26 https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2031827082934665293 https://polymarket.com/event/balance-of-power-2026-midterms https://polymarket.com/event/march-inflation-us-annual https://www.ft.com/content/7cab4ec7-4712-4137-b602-119a44f771de https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic https://www.axios.com/2026/03/06/pentagon-anthropic-amodei-apology https://www.ft.com/content/97bda2ef-fc06-40b3-a867-f61a711b148b https://x.com/WallStreetMav/status/2032115119879045512 https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/2032012809433723158 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-majority-voters-say-risks-ai-outweigh-benefits-rcna262196 https://hai.stanford.edu/news/most-read-the-stanford-hai-stories-that-defined-ai-in-2025 https://x.com/DrTechlash/status/2030734402339365220 https://www.semafor.com/article/12/07/2025/ai-critics-funded-ai-coverage-at-top-newsrooms https://www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-schultz-starbucks-ceo-leaving-seattle-washington-millionaire-tax/ https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/13/howard-schultz-2020-taxes-1167363 https://x.com/chamath/status/2032135944284094910 https://www.hoover.org/research/net-present-value-billionaire-tax-act-assessment-fiscal-effects-californias-proposed https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-which-u-s-states-gained-the-most-residents-in-2025 https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-and-khanna-introduce-legislation-to-tax-billionaire-wealth-and-invest-in-working-families #allin #tech #news

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jason Calacanis

  host

• Brad Gerstner

  guest

• Chamath Palihapitiya

  host

• David Sacks

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Jason Calacanis and Brad Gerstner, Why Iran's oil shock is really about China's energy needs explores iran oil shock, AI revenue surge, and policy backlash collide The hosts discuss the Iran conflict’s market impact, focusing on Brent crude volatility, inflation/GDP knock-on effects, and the urgency of finding an off-ramp to avoid regional escalation and domestic political fallout.

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