Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz & Strikes U.S. Bases
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Jackson Hinkle interviews Ray McGovern | Legitimate Targets – TRANSCEND Media Service
28 Feb 2026
In a moment of cascading escalation — with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announcing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and retaliatory strikes reported against U.S. military installations across the region — former CIA analyst Ray McGovern provides a sobering assessment of what he described as “uncharted territory.”
McGovern, a veteran intelligence officer who briefed presidents, dismantles the prevailing narrative that war with Iran was inevitable — or justified. He revisits the unanimous 2007 National Intelligence Estimate that concluded Iran halted any nuclear weapons program in 2003, and notes that even recent U.S. intelligence leadership reaffirmed that assessment. In his view, the rush toward confrontation is not rooted in verified intelligence, but in ideology, hubris, and political calculation.
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