# US Navy drained by Iran war as Hegseth-Pentagon turmoil grows

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Podcast: [Iran: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846)
Published: 2026-09-04T15:32:51+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza/episodes/0409
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US Vice President JD Vance has said there will be an investigation into a deadly strike on a wedding in southern Iran after an American precision-guided glide bomb appears increasingly likely to have been the culprit. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to former naval officer Bryan Clark about how accurate the bombs are and what might have gone wrong. They also discuss the growing strain on the US Navy by the Iran war following a record deployment by the USS Abraham Lincoln and warnings from top admirals that the blockade is depleting destroyers and leaving Taiwan vulnerable to China. Bryan lays out what it will mean for the US presence in the Middle East in the coming months as they seek to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and bring down oil prices.   Plus, why Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth is facing growing calls to resign amid growing turmoil in the Pentagon, and how Argentina’s Javier Milei is exploiting Donald Trump’s anger with the UK to make moves on the Falklands. Highlights US Navy drained by Iran war as Hegseth-Pentagon turmoil grows JD Vance vows investigation into deadly wedding strike in southern Iran CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Bryan Clark, senior fellow at Hudson Institute @clarkdefense WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk CONTENT REFERENCED: My night out with US sailors in Thailand’s ‘Sin City’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/03/my-night-out-with-us-sailors-in-thailands-sin-city/ ‘It’s a fever dream’: 5,000 US sailors hit Thai sex tourism hotspot https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/02/us-sailors-descend-thai-party-town-after-eight-months-sea/ Milei: Argentina ‘will prevail’ over declining…

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