Frank McKenzie
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The MeidasTouch Podcast · Trump's Iran Escalation Raises Fears of a Ground Invasion · 13 Jul 2026
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Well, Margaret, we certainly have the capability to control the Strait of Hormuz if the president chooses to follow that course of action.
Look, what he's been trying to do is get to a diplomatic and a political solution here, which I applaud and I think we should all want to see as the final end state.
Nonetheless, the fact of the matter is the Iranians generally only respond to military force and to extreme pressure.
Look, we're not talking about regime change here.
What we're talking about is modifying the views and actions of an extreme hardline regime.
That is possible.
We have the capability to do that.
That capability is resident in the U.S.
military should the president elect to employ it.
That would include opening the Strait of Hormuz, maintaining the Strait of Hormuz open, and in fact, seizing Karag Island should we elect to do that.
And I would just say as an aside, that's something we should think about doing because possession
of Iranian soil would be a significant factor in future negotiations with Iran.
So all those options are on the table.
I'm not sure where we're going to go with this, but I do know we have these capabilities.
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