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Blanche Confirmation Hearing, US and Strait of Hormuz, ICE Vehicle Stops

Explore episode Jul 15, 2026

The marines have studied this for decades, including seizing the main Iranian oil facility in Karg Island. You know, it's doable and you could take out the military facilities, seize the oil infrastructure as a bargaining chip. You might have casualties though.

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They may have to actually escort the commercial ships like we saw during the tank war in the 1980s during the Iran Iraq war. That's very time consuming and takes probably a lot more ships to serve as escorts.

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Our understanding was there was some kind of memorial service that they were engaging in. That's why they were using this particular vessel. And, again, they were hit by a wave or took on water, and the boat capsized.

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The US Navy is once again blocking ships from moving to and from Iranian ports. President Trump ordered the blockade be put back in place in response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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US Central Command says American forces carried out more strikes yesterday, hitting dozens of Iranian sites near the Strait and Iranian coastal areas over seven hours. They included missile and drone sites in an effort to further degrade Iran's ability to attack ships.

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