MEF Chief Strategist Jim Hanson has appeared on major news shows more than 60 times in the last six months. That translates to an audience of more then 100 million viewers.
Things I discussed with Jesse Watters:
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 14, 2026
1. President Trump seizing control of the Strait of Hormuz- We can do that
2. Kharg Island?- Pass
3. Fractures in the Iranian regime- Getting worse
4. The end game for the Islamic Republic - Maybe THE end pic.twitter.com/iA5eTaZNzr
Excellent example of President Trump's strategy of getting nations to take care of their own neighborhood.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) September 28, 2026
Work together on Iran and all the proxies. Then the US can just be an economic partner & friend.pic.twitter.com/DvKqGv19oW https://t.co/abEDF3Umnp
Is the CIA operating in Iran?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) September 28, 2026
I told Stuart Varney:
"You can be certain that we have people talking to people about things"
Bad things for the Islamic Republic. pic.twitter.com/GnuF26bxvI
My back and forth on Iran & President Trump's speech w/ @piersmorgan that leads him to conclude correctly
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) September 25, 2026
"Jim's Right" pic.twitter.com/Itn77x4N8g
President Trump showed who is in charge & the world listened. Especially Iran who got a threat to play ball or face annihilation and a one way ticket to Hell.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) September 22, 2026
I told Liz McDonald
"He's in charge of what's going to happen in our hemisphere and anywhere we have interests." pic.twitter.com/UsnbRjaePO
Our security agencies like DHS are much better at working together to stop terror.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) September 11, 2026
But I told FOX, George Bush said right after 9/11:
"Islam is a religion of peace & doesn't want war, that's just fundamentally inaccurate, you have to characterize your enemies properly" pic.twitter.com/NZC4wiFoXw
.@SebGorka Sr Dir of Counterterrorism at the NSC told me today:
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) September 9, 2026
"Our warfighters permanently removed 1068 Jihadis from the battlefield & brought home 110 Americans who were held captive by our enemies".
Tremendous work.
"We Will Find You & We Will Kill You" is the motto they… pic.twitter.com/osz6WlkB2U
.@VP said we are not at war w/ Iran. I agree.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) September 4, 2026
We are assuring freedom of navigation & trade. Plus pipelines and the Venezuela deal are helping make Hormuz irrelevant.
Iran is in an economic stranglehold & the President is using all the tools at his disposal to sideline them. pic.twitter.com/A1jTUYiCb1
Iran is behind the Wall of Steel blockade.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) August 14, 2026
Oil is flowing just not for them. President Trump's plan of a "low key" approach using an economic stranglehold is working.
I told @kilmeade
"If I had to bet, the Islamic Republic is unlikely to survive to Trump Presidency".
We can… pic.twitter.com/KW2nYUSBds
Iran says they want reparations for war damage. President Trump says "Oh YOU want damages?" and rolls out his list.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) August 11, 2026
The regime is about to feel the biggest Economic Fury ever. pic.twitter.com/hXdLWD9jTn
Iran thinks short term obstruction is a win
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) August 5, 2026
They forget that after mid terms President Trump is fully gloves off.
I told Liz McDonald:
"If he decides to take them down & cause a regime collapse so the people of Iran can do what they want, then they're gonna collapse"
President… pic.twitter.com/nzoPsX1UEM
President Trump greenlit strikes on Iran and I told @kilmeade
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) August 1, 2026
"I kinda like Operation Epic Finale, it's time to finish this regime off"
The Islamic Republic can't be part of the solution so after this we should put the pressure on to squeeze them dry.
An Economic Fury for the… pic.twitter.com/fpcJ2FHsta
Was China going to sell Iran shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 31, 2026
Somebody tried, but doubtful the Chinese did it directly as I told Ashley Webster
"There's no reason for them to get into a beef with President Trump that will go badly for them." pic.twitter.com/AFpEpSSLK2
Will Hamas disarm?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 31, 2026
President Trump has a broad alliance saying yes. But don't trust Hamas.
"Their shriveled tiny little terrorist hearts didn't change"
The best chance for success is empowering tribes that dislike Hamas.
Secure those areas with Gulf State troops then rebuild,… pic.twitter.com/ozIMs2E8cU
Gaza Genocide is a lie.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 30, 2026
The Israel-haters & @PiersMorgan hate to hear that but it's true.
They had no answer for a lower civilians to enemy killed ratio in Gaza than the US had in Iraq or any other major urban combat.
That's before you add the myriad war crimes of Hamas… pic.twitter.com/NeTK0wxubS
Cut & Run is the "Strategy" from @PiersMorgan & the defeatists. The US should leave Iran in control of both Straits & the nuclear dust.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 29, 2026
WRONG
Regime Collapse is the RIGHT answer.
Hit them hard w/ Operation Epic Finale & take out all the IRGC leaders we can. Not a US invasion… pic.twitter.com/rBz0qbbgWD
The war against Iran is key
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 27, 2026
But it's not the only effort.
President Trump began this term with a strategy to bring the Gulf States into tighter alliance with us as a counter to Iran.
The attacks by Iran on them have moved this along and that is part of the long term solution.… pic.twitter.com/EZZkP4c3hR
What is the deeper meaning behind the Saudi nuclear deal?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 22, 2026
1. It reinforces our relationship as the war against Iran continues.
2. It may be a step on the path to an Abraham Accord with Israel which would be a major win.
3. It may be a precursor to allowing Iran to enrich at… pic.twitter.com/ewLOXqGNPW
🚨Trump makes Civilian Nuclear Deal w/ Saudis
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 22, 2026
I told Stuart Varney
"That's a game changer. The Saudis have wanted this for a long time."
It shows that our friends are rewarded & our enemies, like Iran, suffer. pic.twitter.com/npegRiYVPa
Is regime change on the table for Iran?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 9, 2026
It should be as I said
“People think regime change means sending SEALs into Tehran. There are plenty of people there who don't want that govt any more”
The leaders of the Iran should fear not making a deal could end with their end.
We… pic.twitter.com/TY6Y0xw5pn
President Trump says he's done with Iran
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) July 8, 2026
“I’m not sure I want to make a deal. Let’s just finish the job.”
I told Liz McDonald
"...probably some strikes on regime leaders. If I was them I wouldn't be sleeping above ground" pic.twitter.com/qAmBe0yub3
Iran is contradicting President Trump.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 24, 2026
Who should we believe?
That's an easy one as I told Stuart Varney just now,
"ProTip: If an Iranian official speaking in public the words coming out of the front of their face are propaganda"
Oil is flowing and Iran needs that worse than we… pic.twitter.com/EM49cM02pY
Who will inspect the nuclear sites. Steve Witkoff says Iran has agreed to the IAEA.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 19, 2026
I told Stuart Varney they can't be trusted so...
"I've heard those teams will still include at least one American" pic.twitter.com/wkRxyrly2d
The MOU is signed. The Strait is opening. Oil is flowing and prices are dropping.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 18, 2026
BUT
Will Iran abide by their promises?
I told @CarleyShimkus
"If they do that the war was worth it."
They had to make a deal as their economy was crashing but if they don't follow through then the… pic.twitter.com/DITfVIymHs
The Euros sat out the Iran War sniping from the sidelines.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 17, 2026
Now they all want to play with Trump.
"There is an awful lot of ring kissing going on...ring and other places"
They showed their true colors & that's fine. Every nation acts in its self interest, including the US. And… pic.twitter.com/f0psvLN7RF
The deal with Iran is more than just the dust.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 17, 2026
It's a new model for the region. The Gulf States, Israel and Turkey will all play roles as counterweights to Iran.
President Trump is empowering the people who live there to police their own neighborhood.
If the regime plays… pic.twitter.com/yPf6kaR5yd
President Trump says there's a deal
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 13, 2026
Pakistan says there's a deal
AND
Iran's leaders say there's a deal
Short term - No nukes & open the Strait maybe no proxies
Longer term - Prosperity project w/ Gulf States & Israel if Iran plays straight
OR
A new regime if they don't. No… pic.twitter.com/cBYkc1Tsc9
Is this THE Deal with Iran?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 12, 2026
Sure sounds like it.
I told @seanhannity
"as von Clausewitz said 'War is the continuation of politics by other means' but eventually the politics comes back into play"
The military has set the needed conditions & now President Trump gets the deal he… pic.twitter.com/V9dccogrpK
These military strikes are to set conditions for a deal or no deal.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 11, 2026
But the overlooked point is:
"The Jedi mind trick of 'These are not the tankers you are looking for'...if we can move oil through the Strait they've lost their last piece of leverage"
Iran hit nothing w/ their… pic.twitter.com/8QQxVjwZGf
President Trump offered Iran the best deal they could hope for. They responded by shooting down an Apache.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 10, 2026
I told @JesseBWatters we can open the Strait by force but they either negotiate in good faith or
"Maybe it's time for the people of Iran to choose their own government"… pic.twitter.com/xODdRPnJQ3
The screws are tightening on Iran.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 3, 2026
One more squeeze would be to seize their oil-smuggling shadow fleet or as I told Liz McDonald
"...let's have Congress issue Letters of Marque & Reprisal and let some privateers seize them" pic.twitter.com/8WmVdRZMla
Agreed pic.twitter.com/vpnlro7cQ3 https://t.co/xBuoQ1OTO7
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 2, 2026
Regime Change in Iran?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 2, 2026
Not the US removing the govt & installing a new one.
But as I told Stuart Varney President Trump could say:
"The end of the Islamic Republic should be our desired goal."
That delegitimizes them & he can bring the full force of US & allied Maximum Pressure… pic.twitter.com/5IGg7A6jEc
Iran is blowing all kinds of smoke trying to keep the US off balance like saying 25 ships transited the Strait in a day.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 27, 2026
I told Stuart Varney:
"Yeah they're lying. It's the Iranian regime, it's like the Hamas Health Ministry or Baghdad Bob".
The continual torrent of propaganda… pic.twitter.com/bFpAcvtHDp
What effect will US defensive strikes & Israel rolling into Lebanon have on negotiations.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 27, 2026
I told @JesseBWatters these were purposeful.
"Excuse me, can I have your attention. Were those your boats?" pic.twitter.com/9N94faRCDk
Yes, it is painful to watch negotiations w/ Iran.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 26, 2026
No, the President will not cave due to political pressure
As I told @JackieDeAngelis on The Evening Edit. pic.twitter.com/KqRvJ5l4Ld
How can President Trump move Iran to the end game?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 22, 2026
Returning a few IRGC hardliners to ambient temperature might help.
"We can't invite them to a dinner & go all Game of Thrones Red Wedding on them...(but) CIA and Mossad have a list that is long and distinguished"
They have… pic.twitter.com/nkcqW0zIWn
Truly enjoyed talking options for an end to the Iran conflict and potentially the regime w/ @marklevinshow
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 18, 2026
"we slow roll an internal unrest until the regime gets overthrown from within" pic.twitter.com/QYDNPcziPQ
Does Iran still have almost all its missile capabilities?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 13, 2026
No
NYT is lying or using the worst case as the likely
I told Jesse Watters "They have some missiles left, but not enough to win."
Also what about a raid to get the nuke dust & will we escort more tankers?
Watch & hear. pic.twitter.com/oaMMnucIe0
President Trump has his posse on the plane to go see Xi.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 13, 2026
This is the Art of the Deal and he is impossible to pin down. I told @JesseBWatters
"remember Johnny Depp would do something outrageous, people would lose their minds & he'd say *Pirate*. Trump just says *Trump*".
He is… pic.twitter.com/TPbmelRfbA
President Trump said Iran's deal offer was garbage & the ceasefire is on life support
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 11, 2026
I told Liz McDonald
"it's not on life support, it flatlined"
We also discuss how to get the nuclear dust out & the likelihood of more smoldering rubble...HIGH. pic.twitter.com/Ubhh5k4r6n
President Trump was briefed on new strike targets since Iran's deal offer was garbage.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 11, 2026
Their attacks on Navy ships in the Strait justify a new round of hostilities since Epic Fury ended. As I told Jesse Watters:
"the next round of strikes will be designed to focus their minds"… pic.twitter.com/VyUGIcnX7F
What part of the Strait of Hormuz is closed to Iranian shipping do they not grasp?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 8, 2026
They started this. Now they're paying dearly w/ a 60% revenue cut. This is a desperate move as they are nearly out of oil storage and will have to stop production soon.pic.twitter.com/T8d7QCXVo9 https://t.co/fsLyj92tJt
Last Chance for Negotiations
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 6, 2026
If Iran blows this
Our bombs will blow up and the blockade will choke them out. pic.twitter.com/48UussbSaU
President Trump is looking forward to his trip to China.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 2, 2026
He took away their illegally cheap oil from Venezuela & Iran.
As I told @JesseBWatters
"Now they have to pay market prices which they let Iran drive up...any leverage the Chinese had with Trump evaporated" pic.twitter.com/XsckHs3EUU
Blockade or Bombs?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) May 1, 2026
Which will be President Trump's closing strategy for Iran?
How about both, as I told @seanhannity pic.twitter.com/jaWnt9LbUK
Who has the upper hand
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 22, 2026
President Trump or whoever is left in Iran?
We all know the answer as I told @JesseBWatters pic.twitter.com/WcXfz1VFda
I explain the blockade's effect to @piersmorgan in under 1 minute
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 14, 2026
Piers: "How is he going to get the enriched uranium w/o committing a significant # of ground troops?"
JH: "He's going to break the Islamic Republic's will to continue...the blockade hurts them more than us " pic.twitter.com/PtG2pu3VWk
President Trump may impose a blockade on Iran
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 12, 2026
Stopping their oil flow & revenue $$$.
I've been calling for this since just after Epic Fury began.
It puts THE maximum pressure on them & doesn't destroy any infrastructure.
It would be a short term hit to oil prices BUT the most… pic.twitter.com/zjGpbsi4aL
Will @VP dominate negotiations with the trash-talking Iranians?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 10, 2026
For certain.
He is well-prepared & will only accept a real deal.
Or they will feel the pain.
Bombs away
Shut the Strait = No Oil $$$
Debank them = Even Less $$$
Take the Deal! pic.twitter.com/Q5i8jNGSil
Yawn
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 9, 2026
We can defuse that in no time by closing the Strait ourselves and seizing any Iranian oil.pic.twitter.com/GlgrRomEVI https://t.co/1NfV2jMjTh
Why was Lebanon fair game for Israel?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 9, 2026
Hezbollah was right on their border driving civilians from their homes in violation of a UN agreements.
Pushing them out of range was necessary. pic.twitter.com/O1lV3t9iTJ
Pressure on the Strait of Hormuz can work both ways as I told @JesseBWatters.
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 9, 2026
"President Trump should just say we're going to close the Strait...any Iranian oil comes out the other side and we seize it"
Legal and huge leverage. pic.twitter.com/GlgrRomEVI
President Trump's threat worked
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 8, 2026
Iran bent the knee & we have a ceasefire
"Will the people howling for President Trump to be hauled out of the WH in shackles & frog-marched away to be tried for war crimes give him an apology since his hyperbolic rhetoric stopped an escalation?" pic.twitter.com/qRGUU4Vsfk
WaPo writes abt a plan to build a runway & base to retrieve the uranium from Iran
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 5, 2026
French General mocks the idea
I point out we could if we really need to
We need to and we do
'Mericapic.twitter.com/OW2NVUqTnk
The F-15 weapons officer ejected over Khuzestan which is not friendly to the Iranian regime
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 4, 2026
But
There are more IRGC forces there because of that.
I told @GriffJenkins:
"We need to hope the people who dislike the regime are helping" pic.twitter.com/3sGPLLwCrb
Talked w/ @LawrenceBJones3 on Hannity about the failure of our NATO allies to act like allies
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 4, 2026
President Trump asked for help & they turned their backs
They may not like it if we do the same. pic.twitter.com/fsUZP872KK
Can we run a super heavy raid complete w/ excavation vehicles to get Iran's uranium?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 2, 2026
Sure.
If we go that heavy we can bring air defenses too
So we could stay long enough. pic.twitter.com/Cgz2qZSARX
What are the military escalation options for Iran and can we pull off a raid to grab the enriched uranium?
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) March 31, 2026
The answer is yes, but it won't be all helicopters blaring Ride of the Valkyries and the Discombobulator dropping bad guys to their knees. pic.twitter.com/sHh2AMy26v
