“It’s been severely degraded with respect to its missile capability,” Madel told Phillip. When they talk about trying to keep the Strait of Hormuz, that ‘We’re going to keep it closed,’ with their military — what navy? There is no Iranian navy.”Phillip countered that Iran hasn’t used its navy to keep the strait closed, however. “How about you guys actually deal with reality? Neither Jennings nor Madel addressed her point directly.

Source: Huffington Post April 08, 2026 16:39 UTC