{"id":59281,"date":"2026-05-09T19:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=59281"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:11:18","slug":"the-kyle-anzalone-show-with-jim-webb-hegseth-lashes-out-at-congress-admits-truth-about-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/09\/the-kyle-anzalone-show-with-jim-webb-hegseth-lashes-out-at-congress-admits-truth-about-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kyle Anzalone Show with Jim Webb: Hegseth Lashes Out at Congress, Admits Truth About Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIran\u2019s nuclear program was obliterated\u201d is a bold claim to make under oath, especially when the same testimony implies Iran\u2019s ambitions remain. We sit down with Jim Webb to pull apart the contradictions, the messaging, and the strategy vacuum that shows up when leaders sell total victory while hinting we may need the next round of strikes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim Webb: Hegseth Lashes Out at Congress, Admits Truth About Iran War\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RMCILqsy8FE\" width=\"1076\" height=\"605\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We get into the details most coverage skips: what uranium enrichment levels do and don\u2019t mean, how the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty shapes the argument, and how the U.S. exit from the JCPOA changed Iran\u2019s incentives. From there, we stress-test the scare stories by looking at deterrence and mutually assured destruction, then compare the \u201cNorth Korea path\u201d framing with the darker lesson many governments took from Libya: give up your leverage and you might not survive.<\/p>\n<p>The second half turns practical and blunt. We talk about the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices, and what a real negotiation might require, including the controversial question of U.S. military bases in the Middle East and whether they deter conflict or simply create targets and hostages. We also break down reports of deploying Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles, shrinking standoff-munitions inventories, and what it signals when targets move inland and our \u201ceasy options\u201d disappear.<\/p>\n<p>If you care about U.S. foreign policy, Iran negotiations, Middle East escalation risks, and the real state of American military capacity, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review with your answer: what would a realistic endgame with Iran look like?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIran\u2019s nuclear program was obliterated\u201d is a bold claim to make under oath, especially when the same testimony implies Iran\u2019s ambitions remain. 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