Major General Randy Manner

Will Trump take Kharg Island?


April 1, 2026
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UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers talks with retired Major General Randy Manner, a highly decorated veteran with over 35 years of service, who delivers a scathing analysis of the Trump administration’s floated military objectives in the Persian Gulf, specifically examining the tactical viability and global economic risks of seizing Iran’s Kharg Island oil depot and nuclear materials, while also exploring his deep-seated concerns regarding the qualifications of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the potential strain on the military’s constitutional fealty.


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