Hannity Breaks Down the Iran Strikes
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
4.0 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In this explosive hour of The Sean Hannity Show, Sean delivers a detailed breakdown of Operation Epic Fury and the strategic doctrine guiding America’s military response to Iran. Hannity examines the intelligence behind the strikes, including Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and what negotiators say could have quickly become multiple nuclear weapons. Sean explains why President Trump chose decisive military action after failed negotiations and how the operation fits into a broader “peace through strength” strategy rooted in the lessons of history. He also addresses the resignation of a top counterterrorism official who opposed the strikes and pushes back against media narratives questioning the mission. Hannity walks listeners through the military results so far—thousands of targets destroyed and Iran’s missile capabilities dramatically weakened. Plus, Sean reflects on the historical stakes of confronting emerging threats before they grow into global catastrophes.
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| 0:15.7 | The left would like you to believe something that is just fundamentally false and not true. |
| 0:22.2 | And I know because I believe Steve Wickev. |
| 0:25.1 | And Steve Wichkopf was in the room with Iranian negotiators. |
| 0:29.4 | And Steve Wikov could not be any more clear in terms of what the intentions of the Iranians he |
| 0:36.3 | was negotiating with were as it relates to not |
| 0:40.4 | posing an imminent threat to our nation. |
| 0:42.7 | I think personally, and I interviewed him twice, that this was especially the second time, |
| 0:48.3 | the clearest, most defining moment in this conflict and the president's decision to move forward with Operation Epic |
| 0:57.1 | Fury. |
| 0:57.8 | And I think it bears repeating. |
| 1:00.3 | Now, Donald Trump, there's a lot of things that guide him and for those people that act |
| 1:05.5 | like they know him and know his intentions and come up with really strange bizarre at times conspiracy theories that he's |
| 1:13.3 | being controlled by Israel Israel's making the decision no that's not true or that BB |
| 1:19.1 | Bibi influenced them I asked no that's not true or that you know a hawkish conservatives are |
| 1:26.4 | are just clamoring for war with Iran. |
| 1:29.1 | No, that's not true either. |
| 1:31.6 | And I know Donald Trump and his history backs up exactly what the Trump doctrine is. |
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