The Michael Knowles Show Breaking News: US Strikes Iran
Feb 28, 2026
Guest
Dan Brouillette
Guest
Aaron Cohen
Guest
Tim Rice
Guest
Morgan Murphy
Guest
Representative Claudia Tenney
Guest
Alexander Gray
Alexander Gray, former NSC chief of staff, offers quick analysis of military effect and regional fallout. Representative Claudia Tenney, New York congresswoman, explains congressional support and regime-change views. Morgan Murphy, ex-Pentagon press secretary, breaks down timing and operations. Tim Rice reports on Capitol reactions. Aaron Cohen, former IDF operator, discusses tactics. Dan Brouillette assesses energy and geopolitical oil impacts.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Gulf States Rally Toward U.S. Against Iran
- Regional alignment has shifted; Saudi Arabia and UAE signaled support and may join U.S. efforts against Iran.
- Brouillette stresses Gulf states view a nuclear Iran as existential and have incentive to cooperate after past Iranian strikes on Saudi infrastructure.
Decapitation Strikes Could Disrupt Iran's Proxy Network
- Aaron Cohen frames the operation as deliberate daylight decapitation strikes backed by deep intelligence and U.S.-Israel coordination.
- He suggests removal of top IRGC leaders would change the proxy network and degrade long-term terror logistics across the region.
Strikes Aim To Preempt Iran's ICBM And Enrichment Advances
- Jason Brodsky sees the campaign as historic, arguing strikes aim to stop reconstitution of enrichment and ICBM-related tech.
- He notes Iran used satellite launch efforts to advance ICBM capabilities that could threaten the U.S. by 2035 without intervention.