Sen. John Kennedy Sums Up the Iranian Regimes

Never fail, when you’re craving some humorous video to lighten the national temper – particularly during a weekend break, and in the center of so a lot uncertainty- you possibly can look to Louisiana Senator John Kennedy (R), who is superior at discovering the excellent phrase to tickle everybody that is exclusive – just like him.

That was definitely the case this week, when he was requested about where he thinks the current state of affairs stands with ending the battle with Iran. I’ll swing back to that shortly.

As RedState beforehand wrote, the U.S, has put fairly a squeeze on Iran over the past two or three weeks, with the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz slowing the Iranian authorities’s potential to promote its lifesblood – oil – to a standstill. 

We have also managed to stymie them financially, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his division placing the Iran regime in a vise grip, as my colleague Nick Arama wrote. 

And as we wrote late last week, Bessent laid out the information on the banking entrance, in reply to the despairing propaganda of Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, while USCENTCOM estimated the blockage effort had drained a jaw-dropping “$6 billion-plus” from Iran’s coffers.

READ MORE: New: Bessent Follows Through on ‘Economic Fury’ Threat to Iranian Regime: ‘Follow the Money’

Iranian Leader Ghalibaf Tries a Desperate Bluster, Gets Decimated by Bessent

Now, we’re listening to the most current estimate, with the Pentagon telling Axios Friday that since the U.S. blockade started, that staggering quantity of wealth the regime has misplaced stands at just about $5 billion (again, that’s with a “B”).

The Defense Department estimates Iran has been denied practically $5 billion in oil income because of the U.S. blockade in the Gulf of Oman, inflicting unprecedented strain on Tehran’s authorities.

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Zoom in: Since the blockade started April 13, the U.S. navy has redirected more than 40 vessels that have tried to cross through the blockade by carrying oil and other contraband, Pentagon officers say.

• In whole, 31 tankers laden with 53 million barrels of Iranian oil are “stuck in the Gulf” and have a worth of at least $4.8 billion. Two ships have been seized by the U.S.
• Unable to fill oil in new tankers as on-land storage amenities attain capability, Iran has begun to use older tankers as floating storage.
• Some tankers are taking “a costlier and longer route to deliver oil to China for fear of U.S. maritime interdiction,” officers said.

Back to that enjoyable clip of the sage, John Kennedy. In a current look on Fox News’ “Hannity” program, he talked about the success President Trump and the U.S. navy have had to this level, saying in his distinctive approach that the Iranian regime has run out of strikes on the metaphorical chessboard.

America has Iran by the ying-yang. pic.twitter.com/HbrId4LfHB

— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) May 1, 2026

We “have Iran by the ying-yang,” Sen. Kennedy said. But he did not stop there. He then introduced the receipts: 

“There’s nothing going in, and there’s nothing coming out. The only source of revenue that Iran has is the sale of oil, and they can’t sell a drop. 

“They have to continue producing because if they shut down their wells – as they could have to – because of the low strain, they’re going to never get them began again.”

The senator said “another two to three weeks” of the blockade will force the Supreme Leader and the Revolutionary Guard “to have an epiphany, and be born again “

He also dismissed naysayers in the media who claim that the U.S. getting a hold of Iran’s fissile [nuke-building] materials needs to happen before claiming victory; Sen. Kennedy said he disagreed with anyone who said a regime change needs to take place first. And he said those yard sticks aren’t accurate—all indications, he said, prove that the United States “has [already] gained.”

Trump said late on Friday we received a new offer from Iran, so we are going to see where issues go next.

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