What Joe Kent has said about Strait of Hormuz
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026
Joe Kent, Former U.S. official who resigned and disputed stated motives for the Iran conflict, has been quoted on Strait of Hormuz 2 times in 1 episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, most recently on November 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kent says Gulf states such as the UAE and Qatar are secretly paying Iran to get their oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
“the Emiratis, the Qataris and others that are there. paying the Iranians under the table so they can get their oil out of the Strait of Hormuz”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #356 Joe Kent - Susie Wiles, Stephen Miller, Midterms and the AIPAC Problem (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 27:09
Kent expects Iran to charge transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz to recoup war damages.
“I think the Iranians, in order to get some money back in their pocket for all the damages that have been inflicted, I think they are going to charge something”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #356 Joe Kent - Susie Wiles, Stephen Miller, Midterms and the AIPAC Problem (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 55:39
Episodes
#356 Joe Kent - Susie Wiles, Stephen Miller, Midterms and the AIPAC ProblemThe Shawn Ryan Show · Nov 12, 2026 · 2 h 15 min
Former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent tells Shawn Ryan how the Iran war, the Israel lobby and White House insularity drove the Republicans' 2026 midterm defeat.
Others on Strait of Hormuz
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- Megyn Kelly · 4 quotes
- Jon Favreau · 4 quotes
- Dan Pfeiffer · 2 quotes
- Simon Dixon · 1 quote
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy · 1 quote
- Shawn Ryan · 1 quote
- JD Vance · 1 quote
Joe Kent on other topics
- United States war with Iran · 15 quotes
- 2026 United States midterm elections · 5 quotes
- Israel lobby in the United States · 3 quotes
- National Counterterrorism Center · 3 quotes
- United States border security and immigration vetting · 2 quotes
- Petrodollar system · 2 quotes
- Third parties in the United States · 1 quote
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee · 1 quote