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“IRAN IS BLEEDING OUT”: Trump’s Hormuz GAMBIT & What Happens NEXT
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- Apr 28, 2026
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Summary
The Strait of Hormuz is on the brink—and the world is watching. President Trump declares TOTAL CONTROL over the most critical oil chokepoint on Earth. A U.S. naval blockade is tightening. Iran is threatening chaos at sea. And behind the scenes, a high-stakes power struggle is unfolding inside the regime. So, who really has the leverage? On this eye opening episode of the Stakscast, former IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus joins Erick Stakelbeck to break it all down—from the battlefield to the global chessboard. Is Iran bluffing… or collapsing? Can the U.S. and Israel reopen the Strait of Hormuz at will? Who is REALLY calling the shots in Tehran—the regime or the IRGC? And what happens if Iran refuses to back down? Conricus delivers a sobering reality check: Iran is hemorrhaging hundreds of millions per day, its military capabilities are crippled, and the clock is ticking toward irreversible damage to its oil infrastructure. Meanwhile, the U.S.-Israel alliance is operating at historic levels—rewriting the rules of modern warfare and reshaping the Middle East in real time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices