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Oil and Gas Experts in State Department Fired in DOGE Efforts Prior to Iran War
The administration laid off people responsible for modeling scenarios like the Strait of Hormuz closure, reporting says.
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DOGE Cuts Purged Entire Team of Oil and Gas Experts Before Iran War
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The war in Iran has led to a worldwide energy crisis, with oil experts from the Persian Gulf being blocked by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Despite this being a cornerstone of Iranian defense for decades, the Trump administration seems to have been caught off-guard, and a major reason is that the State Department no longer has any oil and gas…