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Retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan cut straight to the heart of the matter on Fox this week: Iran has exactly one real card left to play — the Strait of Hormuz — and Tehran is ready to use that choke point as its last leverage against the free world. Donegan, a former CENTCOM director of operations who’s seen this theater up close, warned that the regime’s threats are not theoretical theater but a tangible asymmetric danger to global commerce and American interests.
Make no mistake, Iran has already flirted with turning that geographic fact into extortion, from talk of charging passage fees to practical moves that have snarled tanker traffic and sent oil prices higher. Satellite imagery and on-the-ground reporting show ships turning away, long lines forming, and Iran posturing to extract economic pain from the West — the kind of coercion only a weak response would reward.
Washington has not been idle: a U.S. naval blockade and targeted enforcement in the Arabian Sea have sent a very clear message that we will not tolerate Iran holding the global energy lifeline hostage. American forces even disabled and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel that tried to run the blockade, a decisive action that shows strength — and that strength is exactly what deters further Iranian brinksmanship.
Donegan also reminded viewers that Tehran doesn’t need a conventional navy to make life miserable for the global economy; mines, anti-ship missiles, fast boats and drones are all asymmetric tools that can slow or halt traffic through the strait without a single blue-water fleet engagement. This is why the administration’s strategy of mixing hard deterrence with overwhelming naval presence is the right one: you don’t negotiate from fear, you negotiate from strength.
Patriots should applaud firmness, not moral equivocation; the only language tyrants understand is the language of consequence. If our leaders wobble or if allies thoughtfully debate while Iranian proxies and rogues get to play with the global energy market, hardworking Americans pay the price at the pump and the checkout.
The bottom line is simple: defend the sea lanes, back the Navy, and don’t let a bankrupt regime hold the world economy ransom. Kevin Donegan’s blunt assessment is a call to action — and every proud American should demand that our commanders be given the resources and political cover to finish the job before Iran ever thinks of trying this again.
