Wilkie to Newsmax: US Retains Significant Leverage Over Iran ^76.8%

Newsmax - By Solange Reyner - 4/25/2026, 8:46 PM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 23.3% - Negativity Bias 20.9% - Slippery Slope 11.5%

Former Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said Saturday that the United States retains significant leverage over Iran despite signs that the Trump administration is stepping back from potential negotiations. Speaking on Newsmax's "Saturday Agenda," Wilkie argued that military and economic pressure, rather than diplomacy, is now... more