OPEC’s end will be a win for humanity and America — another Trump miracle

Nypost · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Apr 28, 2026 · 406 words · By Post Editorial Board

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OPEC’s end will be a win for humanity and America — another Trump miracle OPEC’s stranglehold on the global economy is finally coming apart at the seams — thanks in large part to President Trump’s efforts at home and abroad — and the result will be freer…

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Why it matters

On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates, long frustrated with OPEC’s limits on its oil production, declared its intent to leave the consortium within days to be free to meet consumer demand for energy on its own terms.

Common ground

This is great for consumers, because the production and price of oil should be set by global demand, not by the whims of kings and dictators.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence

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Causal Oversimplification 80% confidence

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 85% confidence

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates... declared its intent to leave the consortium within days”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the UAE announced its intention to leave OPEC and OPEC+, with specific mentions of the exit date (May 1) and the reasons behind the decision.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Politics of the United Arab Emirates take place in a framework of a federal presidential elective semi-constitutional monarchy (a federation of absolute monarchies). The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_Arab_Em…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have close relations and are allies in foreign policy, geopolitics, economic affairs, and military cooperation. However, the two have faced tensions due…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia–United_Arab_Emira…

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Claim 2: “Venezuela, Russia and Qatar have all profited handsomely from OPEC’s control of oil prices”

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Web search results confirm that Venezuela, Russia, and Qatar have collaborated with OPEC/OPEC+ to freeze output and bolster energy prices, which aligns with the claim that they have profited from the control of oil prices.

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web search NEUTRAL — within OPEC often erodes its ability to influence global oil prices through collective action.[29][30] Political scientist Jeff Colgan has challenged the notion that OPEC is a cartel, pointing to ende…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC

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web search NEUTRAL — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and Qatar agreed to hold production steady as a way to bolster energy prices.Brent Crude oil prices initially surged above $35.50 a barrel on discussion of a deal. But …
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/business/energy-environme…

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web search NEUTRAL — Despite this oil price plunge, OPEC countries keep drilling. Now the largest OPEC producer, Saudi Arabia, has struck a deal with Russia, the largest non-OPEC producer, to freeze output at January leve…
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/16/466980144…

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Claim 3: “The ensuing oil shock saw prices triple”

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While the evidence confirms the 1973 oil shock and embargo occurred, none of the provided sources explicitly state that prices 'tripled'. The evidence mentions prices surged or increased, but does not provide the specific multiplier of three.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Badr (Arabic: عملية بدر ʻAmaliyat Badr), also known as Plan Badr (خطة بدر Khitat Badr), was an Egyptian military offensive and operation across the Suez Canal that destroyed the Bar-Lev Line…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Badr_(1973)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, the fourth Arab–Israeli War, the October War, or the Ramadan War (6–25 October 1973), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War

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Claim 4: “OPEC began flexing its muscles after the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when it refused to sell oil to any nation that had supported Israel.”

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Wikipedia and Britannica both explicitly confirm that OAPEC (the Arab members of OPEC) implemented an oil embargo against nations that supported Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yom Kippur War was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. Algeria was one of the Arab states that participated i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_involvement_in_the_Yo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — War-related transgressions by the belligerents of the 1973 Yom Kippur War were referred to as atrocities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War_atrocities

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Claim 5: “markets not truly stabilizing until after 1980, when Washington repealed its destructive efforts to control prices.”

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The provided evidence discusses the 1979 oil crisis and the 1980s oil glut, but does not mention the repeal of U.S. price controls or state that markets stabilized specifically because of such a repeal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1979 oil crisis, sometimes referred to as the second oil crisis (in reference to the 1973 oil crisis), refers to the drop in oil production in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution that led to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_oil_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1980s oil glut was a significant surplus of crude oil caused by falling demand following the 1970s energy crisis. The world price of oil had peaked in 1980 at over US$35 per barrel (equivalent to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_oil_glut

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States is the largest producer of petroleum in the world. Petroleum has been a major industry in the United States since the 1859 Pennsylvania oil rush around Titusville, Pennsylvania. Comm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_in_the_United_States

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