# Houthis Escalate Iran Conflict PLUS: AOC Leads 2028 Democrats Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/houthis-escalate-iran-conflict-plus-aoc-leads-2028-democrats Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/houthis-escalate-iran-conflict-plus-aoc-leads-2028-democrats.md Podcast: [Brian Kilmeade Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brian-kilmeade-show-745158) Published: 2026-07-23T17:23:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM9622642608.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM9622642608.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/episodes/houthis-escalate-iran-conflict-plus-aoc-leads-2028-democrats Duration seconds: 7366 ## Resource Brian Kilmeade breaks down the escalating conflict with Iran, the Houthis targeting Red Sea shipping routes, and whether America needs a definitive finish in the Middle East. Guests Marc Thiessen, Ambassador Dennis Ross, and Rebeccah Heinrichs weigh in on US military strategy, Russian intelligence ties, and foreign policy risks. Plus, a look at domestic politics as AOC surges in new 2028 midterm primary polls and Michigan's heated Democratic Senate primary approaches. [00:00:00] Marc Thiessen   [00:18:26] Dennis Ross   [00:36:50] Rebeccah Heinrichs   [00:55:13] Lucas Tomlinson   [01:13:37] Kevin Roberts   [01:32:01] Taylor Riggs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/episodes/houthis-escalate-iran-conflict-plus-aoc-leads-2028-democrats/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/brian-kilmeade-show-745158/houthis-escalate-iran-conflict-plus-aoc-leads-2028-democrats.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.