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MORNING GLORY: President Trump leads the West to a big win against Iran

The ceasefire may not last the weekend, but a shattered and humiliated Iranian regime has been pummeled as never before in its 47 years of fanaticism

By Hugh Hewitt Fox News

Published April 9, 2026 5:00am EDT

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"A big win for President Trump IF the Strait opens and stays open."

As part of The Panel on Special Report, that was my instant reaction when Bret Baier asked all five of us to assess the just announced two week cease-fire in the battle with Iran. While Dasha Burns, Mark Penn and Juan Williams demurred one way or the other, Kellyanne Conway agreed with me and elaborated, citing President Trump’s long established pattern of negotiation having brought about at least a temporary win.

The test of how big a win it actually is will be revealed in the rest of the two weeks. The crucial issue is, can whomever in Iran wrote the check promising the Strait of Hormuz would open actually be able to cash it?

If so, the world’s oil supply will surge a bit and the remnants of the Iranian regime will have a chance to inventory the destruction that has rained down on their forces for five weeks.

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If the Strait doesn’t reopen to unmolested traffic, or the attacks on Israel and our Gulf allies don’t cease, another round of the third Gulf war will soon commence.

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The first round began with the disaster of the invasion of Israel from Gaza and the massacre and kidnapping which followed on October 7, 2023. With a combination of help and hurdles, the U.S. under the (maybe) direction of President Biden stood with our embattled ally, and Israel struck back hard against Hamas to the south, Hezbollah to the north and from the Houthis across the Arabian peninsula. The Jewish State absorbed the first direct attack from Iran with our help. The reality of the menace from Iran and its proxies was revealed to the world.

When President Trump returned to the Oval Office, the Israelis got their hostages back because of pressure brought to bear by the president and his team. A cease-fire took hold and the remnants of Hamas and the forces Hezbollah retreated to their tunnels and hideouts, all of their senior leadership dead.

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The next round began in June of 2025, with Israel’s Operation Rising Lion and ended with........

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