Will Kennedy

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81 appearances 19 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 21 Aug

Will Kennedy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Bloomberg News Now · Iran's President Urges End to War, Beef Tariff Relief, More · 21 Aug 2026 podcast

continue its blockade against Iranian oil and keep the oil price in check and indeed ratchet up pressure on Iran's economy further and hope that Iran will think that it needs to come back to the negotiating table before the pain becomes too much for American consumers through higher oil and gasoline prices.

Bloomberg News Now · Iran's Pres.: Better to End War Today, Ground Beef Relief, More · 21 Aug 2026 podcast

The problem that the US administration has is over the years Iran has shown an enormous capacity to withstand economic pain and the regime has proved very hard to move and bend.

So Trump's bet is that this time may be different and and it might

Bloomberg News Now · Trump Risks China Blowback, Bessent to Expand Buybacks, More · 21 Aug 2026 podcast

There aren't that many added things the US can do. matched

There are sanctions that have been in place for many, many years. matched

There's this blockade of oil tankers, which is, of course, having an impact. matched

Iranian oil exports are very close to zero. matched

It would really take an effort to persuade other countries like China not to trade with Iran to make a a big further difference, one presumes, and putting secondary sanctions. matched

Bloomberg News Now · Trump Plan to Choke Iran's Economy, Bessent's Buybacks, More · 21 Aug 2026 podcast

There aren't that many added things the US can do.

There are sanctions that have been in place for many, many years.

There's this blockade of oil tankers, which is, of course, having an impact.

Iranian oil exports are very close to zero.

It would really take an effort to persuade other countries like China not to trade with Iran to make a a big further difference, one presumes, and putting secondary sanctions.

Bloomberg News Now · US, Iran Step Up Attacks, China’s New AI Surprise, More · 17 Jul 2026 podcast

The US only has air power here to enforce its will.

We don't know exactly how it's choosing its targets or what it's doing, but it does seem to be doing the same thing every night.

And we know from history and the recent conflict that it is hard to move conflicts forward through air power alone.

Perhaps the better piece of leverage that the US has is its blockade of Iranian tankers.

That will have an economic impact on Iran, but it will take some time

for it to be really felt.

Bloomberg News Now · Trump Prime-Time Speech, US and Iran Step Up Attacks, More · 17 Jul 2026 podcast

Well, we seem to have fallen into a bit of a pattern.

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