Watch · November 7, 2026
What comes next in the Iran war: President Trump says he would rather not destroy the rest of Iran but maybe he'll have to, Vali Nasr calls the Strait of Hormuz Iran's leverage, and Robert Pape warns of higher costs
- From the LeftDrop Site News: Vali Nasr, former dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS, says the Strait of Hormuz is now Iran's biggest leverage and has won the Democrats the midterms.
Grade: A (100/100). No problems found.
- CenterNewsNation: NewsNation reports President Trump is weighing his next move with Iran; Trump says he would rather not destroy the rest of the country.
Grade: C (76/100). Mixes in the reporter's opinion.
- From the RightNewsmax: Robert Pape tells Newsmax that more escalation against Iran would mean more economic cost in the short term.
Grade: B (82/100). Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
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