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As Donald Trump’s Iran war drags on and hostilities continue in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea, global energy markets are being reshaped - not by OPEC or the US, but by China. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey talks to world economy editor Ambrose Evans-Pritchard about how Beijing has weaponised its internal oil demand to keep oil prices stable and bypass Saudi Arabia, even as US Strategic Petroleum Reserves have plunged to their lowest level since 1983. Why have oil prices remained largely stable and are those figures masking underlying economic turmoil? Plus: how the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is pushing Iraq to the brink of total economic collapse and the worrying news of a recent Pew Survey measuring attitudes towards the US vs China. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction and Episode Outline 01:29 - How China Reduced Its Global Oil Demand 03:39 - US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Hits 40-Year Low 05:15 - China Bypasses OPEC in Global Oil Market 08:59 - US Reserves Deplete to 1983 Threshold 12:01 - Red Sea Attacks Drive Pipeline Infrastructure Shift 15:53 - Strait of Hormuz Blockade Threatens Iraq's Economy 18:20 - Post-Khamenei Leadership & Iran's Nuclear Stance 21:20 - Economic Pressure on the US vs Iran 23:05 - UK & European Growth Slows Amid Energy Disruption 28:18 - Donald Trump's Gulf Strategy Examined 31:58 - Global Trust Shifts: US vs China Pew Survey Results Highlights Iran war drains US strategic petroleum reserves to 40-year low How Beijing has kept oil prices stable and bypassed Saudi Arabia CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, world economy editor CONTENT REFERENCED: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Trump’s eternal March of Folly on Iran https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/07/31/trumps-eternal-march-of-folly-on-iran/ Trump targets Iran’s economy as military campaign falters https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/08/12/trump-scott-bessent-end-iran-war/ Iran war threatens to cripple growth, Treasury warns Burnham https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/12/iran-war-threatens-to-cripple-growth-treasury-warns-burnham/ Winner Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026 Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026 The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026 Video Producer: Max Bower Producer: Peter Shevlin Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh Studio Operator: Andy Watson Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey #Geopolitics #GlobalEconomy #OilPrices #EnergyCrisis #Macroeconomics #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #CrudeOil #ChinaEconomy #USForeignPolicy #MiddleEastNews #OPEC #Inflation #EnergyMarkets #IranTheLatest ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/