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Mehek Cooke Warns: Iran Exploits Fear While Fraud Runs Rampant at Home

Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst at The Daily Signal, warned that Iran is betting on fear as the United States escalates military pressure—an approach she says exposes Tehran’s strategic weakness.

Appearing on “Fox News @ Night” Monday, Cooke said, “Iran is betting everything on fear because they don’t have a military.”

“They don’t have an air force, and they definitely don’t have a navy,” she said.

Cooke pointed to recent U.S. military action targeting Iranian vessels, noting that the Strait of Hormuz—once Tehran’s primary economic leverage—no longer holds the same power. “We just saw the United States take out seven of their ships,” she said. “That shows you the Strait of Hormuz is no longer decisive.”

On Monday, U.S. forces struck Iranian fast boats in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran reportedly launched missiles and drones against commercial shipping and U.S. naval assets. President Donald Trump said the U.S. would guide commercial vessels through the........

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