Steve Yates

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1,090 appearances 8 recordings 3 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 12 Sep

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Verdict with Ted Cruz · Bonus: Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Apr 9 2026 · 9 Apr 2026 podcast

This is a very, very big challenge.

The remnants of the Iranian regime, I think our level of trust and implementation has to be very, very low.

So it's not just trust, but verify.

But how about let's just verify.

And I would say the highest priority right now has to be

free flow of goods out of the Gulf and through the Strait of Hormuz.

My first question, if I was there with them, I'd say, why are we in Islamabad?

And is there a reason why Pakistan is a particularly helpful angle in this conversation?

But I'd try to quickly get to that we have to get some verifiable benchmarks.

There's really no negotiation about that freedom of navigation point

And I quickly try to bring in the equities of the United Arab Emirates and some other key allies who can and will bring some capabilities to the table.

And the minding of the nuclear facilities and the remnants of the regime, the political stuff, that's going to take time.

And so I would put highest priority on what our ultimate national interest has to be in the near term.

I think we have to get there.

And every indication is the president is determined to do so.

But to get there, odds are pretty high that we're going to have to take some significant action somewhere along the way.

My strongest suspicion is that we're going to have to use the resources that are moving in that direction to absolutely demonstrate control over the waterways.

And I think that the other thing that we may end up having to do is we're going to have to demonstrate a willingness to strike again as more of a maintenance mode than a high tempo major military operation.

I think if the president and his team can navigate that.

de-escalation to maintenance with some burden sharing among allies that are really reliable, then I think that pivot to a necessary focus on home comes around that May timeframe and maybe June at the latest.

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