Is it a “hinge moment” for Iran and the Middle East?
The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated
Salem Podcast Network
4.4 • 610 Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Hugh discusses Iran with Haviv Rettig Gur, Sen. Joni Ernst, David Drucker, Bret Baier, and Byron York.
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| 0:59.7 | Earlier today, President Trump posted on true social, and I want to read it to you before we get to our guests, Haviv, Redik Gore. |
| 1:06.2 | Iranian patriots, now all in cap. Keep protesting. Take over your institutions, three exclamation points. |
| 1:11.2 | Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price. I have canceled all meetings with Iranian officials until the senseless killing of protesters stops, all in caps, and then all |
| 1:16.2 | in cap. Help is on its way, period. MIGA. MIGA. Make her on great again. Three exclamation points. |
| 1:25.3 | President Donald J. Trump. That posted at 9.43 a.m. East Coast time. |
| 1:30.8 | I'm joined now by Haviv, Vretti Gore. |
| 1:33.3 | Haviv is the senior analyst for the Times of Israel. |
| 1:35.5 | He's also a podcaster. |
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| 1:41.2 | I listen to today. He's on the two into Fodas, which gave me names |
| 1:44.1 | and dates that I didn't know. Haviv, happy New Year to you. Welcome back. Thank you. Hugh, good to be here. And also just the free press. I'm also with the free press as a Middle East analyst. I've always got to say that. Times of Israel, the free press. And then we need to tell people you're also on Patreon, |
| 2:17.7 | which is the only Patreon I belong to, because it's the only one I get real value. I subscribe to the free press, but I get real value from your Patreon. How do people find that, just Patreon and Haviv, Reding Gore? Yeah, or ask Haviv anything on Patreon. Thanks so much for the plug. I really appreciate it. Well, it's only five bucks a month. |
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