The Reagan Faulkner Show

Reagan Faulkner

UNCW Student and nationally recognized young Republican, Reagan Faulkner shares her unique insights into the issues of the day.  

  1. Episode 28 – The Real Stakes in the Middle East: Energy, Security, and America’s Future

    MAR 10

    Episode 28 – The Real Stakes in the Middle East: Energy, Security, and America’s Future

    Send us Fan Mail This episode of The Reagan Faulkner Show argues that the real stakes in the Middle East are about energy, global shipping lanes, and America’s long-term security, not just another “foreign war.” Reagan walks through how China illegally propped up Iran’s oil industry via dark fleets, sanctions evasion, and renminbi payments, creating a symbiotic alliance between Beijing and Tehran that strengthened both regimes while undermining U.S. power. She explains how U.S. action against Iran directly targets that corrupt partnership, weakens China’s supply chain advantage, and forces Beijing back onto a level playing field for energy.​ She then focuses on the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian threats and attacks have driven marine insurance costs through the roof, stranded ships, and helped push global oil to around 80 dollars a barrel. By eliminating Iran’s radical regime, she argues, the U.S. can stabilize this vital chokepoint, lower insurance risk, and reduce oil prices for America and its allies. Finally, she connects the takedown of Maduro in Venezuela to the same strategy: cutting off another major Chinese oil source, providing alternative supply for nations blocked by the Strait, and disrupting cartel and fentanyl pipelines that are killing Americans and crippling the U.S. workforce. Taken together, she concludes, this three-tier approach is unapologetically America First—aimed at cheaper energy, safer commerce, weaker China, and a more secure homeland.

    19 min

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UNCW Student and nationally recognized young Republican, Reagan Faulkner shares her unique insights into the issues of the day.