Kevin Carroll

“I’m not sure what the strategy is here,”

Kevin Carroll · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Carroll questioned the US strategy in the war on Iran.

“What’s the enemy’s center of gravity that we’re going after?”

Kevin Carroll · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Carroll asked what the enemy's center of gravity is that the US is going after.

“We could easily take out their energy infrastructure. But that would drive the price of oil much, much higher, and lead to retaliatory attacks on the energy infrastructure of our Gulf allies. It’s not clear what this target set is intended to do.”

Kevin Carroll · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Carroll discussed the risks of targeting Iran's energy infrastructure.

“We tried decapitating their leadership. That didn’t work. We tried going after their missile program. We were not able to destroy it. Tried sinking the navy, but they still maintain a mining capability.”

Kevin Carroll · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Carroll described past US attempts to degrade Iran's leadership, missile program, and navy.