What Megyn Kelly has said about Strait of Hormuz
4 quotes · 4 episodes · Mar 27, 2026 – Jun 17, 2026
Megyn Kelly, Conservative broadcaster and podcaster, has been quoted on Strait of Hormuz 4 times in 4 episodes of The Megyn Kelly Show, most recently on June 17, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kelly argues the war set a global precedent that waterways can be used as leverage.
“The waterways are a leverage point in war in international relations”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Michelle Obama Upstages Barack, Euros Love America, and 2028 Rumblings, with Rich Lowry and Charles C.W. Cooke | Ep. 1341 (Jun 17, 2026) · Listen from 14:58
Kelly argued the U.S. should urgently develop oil routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz to remove Iran's leverage.
“my first takeaway after that was we better make damn sure somehow – that there are ways around the Strait of Hormuz”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at White House, with Glenn Greenwald, and Justin Baldoni's Attorney Bryan Freedman Gives Exclusive Details of Settlement | Ep. 1339 (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 46:47
Kelly argued the war empowered Iran by giving it control of the Strait of Hormuz, a lever she considered more powerful than a nuclear weapon.
“We've given them a new tool, even more powerful than a nuke. That's what this war has done to Iran”
The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 10:13
Kelly says Iran is now earning far more from oil because it controls the Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the U.S. bombing campaign began.
“Mae Iran yn gwneud arian oherwydd maen nhw wedi cymryd drosodd Hormuz”
The Megyn Kelly Show: CNN Identity Crisis, and How Boys Become Men, with Jesse Kelly, and New Nancy Guthrie Timeline Questions, with James Hamilton and Maureen O'Connell | Ep. 1283 (Mar 27, 2026) · Listen from 22:28
Episodes
Michelle Obama Upstages Barack, Euros Love America, and 2028 Rumblings, with Rich Lowry and Charles C.W. Cooke | Ep. 1341The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 17, 2026 · 1 h 41 min
Megyn Kelly, Rich Lowry and Charles C.W. Cooke discuss the Iran deal, 2028 GOP divisions, the Obama portrait, the UFC White House event, World Cup tourists and culture-war controversies.
- Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at White House, with Glenn Greenwald, and Justin Baldoni's Attorney Bryan Freedman Gives Exclusive Details of Settlement | Ep. 1339
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly talks with Bryan Freedman about the Baldoni–Lively settlement, then with Glenn Greenwald about the Iran deal, the White House UFC event, and celebrities at the Knicks' title run.
- What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314
The Megyn Kelly Show · May 11, 2026 · 1 h 41 min
Megyn Kelly dissects the unaired parts of CBS's Netanyahu interview, then discusses Iran, redistricting, Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral run and the JPMorgan lawsuit with Michael Knowles.
- CNN Identity Crisis, and How Boys Become Men, with Jesse Kelly, and New Nancy Guthrie Timeline Questions, with James Hamilton and Maureen O'Connell | Ep. 1283
The Megyn Kelly Show · Mar 27, 2026 · 2 h 31 min
Megyn Kelly, Jesse Kelly, James Hamilton and Maureen O'Connell discuss the Iran war's political fallout, CNN's identity crisis, raising boys, and the Nancy Guthrie case.
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