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Allen urges patience on Iran blockade, keeps further strikes in view

The former National Security Council official tells Fox News that withdrawal would carry consequences beyond the Middle East.

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Trump faces CRITICAL Iran decision as military options grow

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0:44Allen argues Rubio should project strength through the blockade and the possibility of further military action.
4:20Allen discusses continued blockade pressure and possible strikes on Iranian refineries and infrastructure.
5:46He argues abrupt U.S. withdrawal would damage credibility and encourage rivals in Asia.
7:21Allen urges Trump to maintain strategic patience.
8:44He predicts Russia will continue winter missile attacks rather than agree to an immediate settlement.

Michael Allen argues that President Donald Trump should give the blockade of Iran more time, while keeping further military strikes available if negotiations fail.

Speaking on Fox & Friends as Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Paris for G7 talks, the former National Security Council senior director outlines a pressure strategy rather than an immediate exit. His discussion adds a policy argument to Fox News's separate reporting on enforcement of the blockade.

"President Trump needs to exercise strategic patience or continue to," Allen says. He also raises possible strikes against Iranian refineries and other economic infrastructure. These are options he discusses, not an announcement of new military orders.

Allen describes the negotiating positions as far apart, saying Iran wants reparations from the United States and control of the Strait of Hormuz. He argues that an abrupt American withdrawal would damage U.S. credibility and encourage rivals in Asia: "It would be a huge blow to U.S. resolve around the world."

The segment, which drew roughly 414,000 views since yesterday, also turns to Russia's war in Ukraine. Allen predicts that Moscow will continue missile attacks through the winter rather than reach an immediate settlement, extending his argument about sustained pressure to another conflict facing Rubio at the talks.

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