The Michael Knowles Show Ep. 1933 - The New Ayatollah Of Iran Is Gay?
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Mar 17, 2026 A wild take on rumors about Iran's new supreme leader. A breakdown of strategic risks around strikes and the Strait of Hormuz. Intraconservative clashes and debates over Israel's role in US actions. A critique of population-panic thinking tied to Paul Ehrlich. Reflections on cultural turmoil during Lent and remarks about US policy toward Cuba.
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Sexuality Claim Won't Change Strategic Stakes In Iran
- The New Supreme Leader of Iran may be homosexual according to leaked intelligence, but that detail is strategically irrelevant to the core problem.
- Michael Knowles argues the real issue is whether the U.S. will decisively prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz and preserve leverage, not gossip about the leader's private life.
Prevent Iran From Winning By Closing Hormuz
- Do not allow Iran to conclude that closing the Strait of Hormuz yields strategic wins.
- Knowles advises continued pressure until Tehran cannot credibly repeat that blockade tactic or U.S. leverage is permanently lost.
Neocon Split Forces Israel To Justify The Alliance
- High-profile neoconservatives are publicly questioning whether U.S. alignment with Israel primarily serves American interests.
- Knowles highlights Bob Kagan's comparison of Israel to South Vietnam as a wake-up call for pro-Israel advocates to make the alliance's American benefits explicit.
