What Jon Favreau has said about Strait of Hormuz

4 quotes · 4 episodes · Mar 27, 2026 – Jun 19, 2026

Jon Favreau, Co-host of Pod Save America and former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, has been quoted on Strait of Hormuz 4 times in 4 episodes of Pod Save America, most recently on June 19, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Favreau argued the U.S. gained essentially nothing, since the strait was previously open international waters and will now be jointly controlled by Iran and Oman with fees.

    “The theoretical opening of the Strait that Iran and Oman are going to jointly control and can charge fees whenever they want”

    Pod Save America: LIVE(ish) from the Obama Presidential Center (Jun 19, 2026) · Listen from 48:10

  • Favreau argues Trump cannot simply wash his hands of the region because Iran can draw the U.S. back in by closing the strait.

    “Iran, of course, knows that it can get us back into the whole thing just by closing the straight again”

    Pod Save America: 80-Year-Old Man Loses War (Jun 16, 2026) · Listen from 15:33

  • Favreau argues the Iranian regime's survival would itself count as a victory for Tehran against the U.S. and Israel.

    “For them, the regime surviving, even with all this damage, is a win for them because then they can say and they can show the world the United States and Israel gave it everything they had”

    Pod Save America: SHOCKING GOP Plan to Fund War with Health Care Cuts (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 16:07

  • Favreau said the worst of the oil crisis has not hit because supplies shipped before the war are still in circulation, and that fertilizer and other goods will also be affected.

    “the worst of the oil crisis hasn't hit yet because there are still tankers that took off before the war began”

    Pod Save America: Blue Wave Building in the Strait of Hormuz (Mar 27, 2026) · Listen from 11:19

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