The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated

Hugh speaks with exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, Dr. Dan Schueftan, and Adm. Mark C. Montgomery (USN, Ret.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Domenech, commentator on politics and culture. Matt Continetti, AEI policy expert and WSJ columnist. John Ellis, newsletter editor and market/geopolitics analyst. They debate rising risk with Iran, defense production shortfalls, market turmoil from AI and Bitcoin, media and prediction market pitfalls, and how political realignments tie to the opioid crisis.

Michael Oren, historian and former Israeli ambassador, weighs in on Iranian strategy. Jim Talent, former U.S. senator, breaks down military options. Noah Rothman, National Review writer, analyzes escalation risks. Philip Balboni, international journalist, ties in Mexico and Iran. Jonathan Williams, ALEC president, covers state policy. They debate Iran’s provocations, U.S. force posture, escalation thresholds, regional fallout, and timing of possible strikes.

Brit Hume, longtime political journalist and Fox News analyst, offers historical perspective on Iran and media. John Podhoretz, Commentary editor and commentator, argues military action should aim to remove Iran's ruling malocracy. Senator John Thune, Senate Majority Leader, discusses naval deployments, appropriations, and why regime change is an acceptable endgame. Multiple short conversations examine escalation and media coverage.

Hugh discusses the bill passed by the House to end the partial government shutdown and Iran, and talks with Texas Senator John Cornyn, John Ashbrook, David Drucker, and James Lileks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hugh discusses Iran and the partial government shutdown, and talks with Dr. Michael Oren, Bethany Mandel, Sen. Tom Cotton, Vic Matus, and Haviv Rettig Gur.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karim Sadjadpour, Iran analyst at Carnegie; Eli Lake, journalist; Richard Goldberg, FDD strategist; Jim Talent, former senator; Danielle Pletka, AEI defense expert; Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (Ret.), naval strategist; Behnam Ben Taleblu, IRGC specialist; Mark Dubowitz, FDD CEO; Haviv Rettig Gur, Times of Israel analyst; Donald J. Trump, 45th President. They discuss Tehran’s internal stability, protest dynamics, military options and risks, targeting strategies, sanctions and oil leverage, regional coordination, and likely international reactions.

John Ellis, News Items founder and editor, on media trends and regional reactions. Eli Lake, investigative journalist, on Iran’s military limits and coordination with Israel. Ben Domenech, podcaster and commentator, on U.S. choices and regime coercion. Matt Continetti, AEI analyst, on deterrence, repression scale, and policy tradeoffs. They discuss risks, timing, and geopolitical fallout around possible strikes on Iran.

Karim Sadjadpour, Iran analyst at Carnegie; Lucas Tomlinson, Fox News war correspondent; Jim Talent, former U.S. senator and defense policymaker; Jim Geraghty, National Review writer; Noah Rothman, National Review senior editor; Vic Mattis, Free Beacon editor. They dig into rising U.S.-Iran tensions, regime stability and sanctions, strike options and fallout, on-the-ground reporting from Greenland and the Middle East, and strategic aims for any military action.

Adm. Mark Montgomery, retired Navy rear admiral and military strategist; Danielle Pletka, AEI foreign policy analyst; Josh Kraushaar, political journalist; Matt Sharpstein, redistricting editor; Tom Weiler, former Navy officer and Senate candidate. They debate Iran military options, force posture and basing risks. Conversations cover targeting oil infrastructure, sustained strike campaigns, cyber and assassination threats, timing and political signals.