Scott Galloway

But anyways, Senator, thank you so much for making the time to join us today.

All right, let's get into it.

Senator, with the war in Iran, you've been outspoken about U.S.

involvement calling it illegal and warning it could cost trillions of dollars.

It appears the situation is escalating on multiple fronts.

The U.S.

military has begun enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, though its scope remains unclear, with reports that some ships are still getting through, raising questions about how effective or enforceable the strategy really is.

At the same time, negotiations have restarted.

Iran is reportedly offering to suspend uranium enrichment for five years, while the U.S.

is pushing for a 20-year halt, and President Trump is demanding guarantees Iran will never develop nuclear weapons.

And the International Monetary Fund is now warning that the conflict could slow global growth, drive up inflation, and even tip the world toward recession as volatility in the oil market ripples through the economy.

So given all of this, where do you think we stand right now?

And what is your recommendation on a go-forward strategy?

What do you think we should do?

If the White House called you today and said, outline a strategy given where we are right now at this moment, what would your strategy be for handling the situation right now?

Withdraw.

Concede control of the Strait of Hormuz to Iran?

The term I think the best describes it from my vantage point is operational excellence, but strategic incompetence.

Do you think that if the president and his cabinet or some members of his cabinet member had consulted Congress, had tried to enlist the help of some Gulf and European allies,

and said this is a unique moment in time to further neuter their ability to support proxies which have been wreaking terror across the region, to take out additional missile launch capability, to potentially tip over what appears to be a wobbling regime