McKenzie

Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie on the Trump administration’s options with Iran

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As the U.S. and Iran trade another round of strikes, retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, who led U.S. Central Command, told “Face the Nation” the U.S. has the ability to take control of the Strait of Hormuz or Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal. “If you want to gain concessions from Iran, you have to directly pressure … Read more

Transcript: Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie on

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The following is the transcript of an interview with retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of U.S. Central Command and president of The Citadel, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 12, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to the former commander of the U.S. Central Command, retired General Frank McKenzie. … Read more

Transcript: Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie on

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The following is the full transcript of an interview with retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of U.S. Central Command, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on April 5, 2026, moderated this week by senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe. ED O’KEEFE: We’re joined now by the former head of U.S. … Read more

Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie on the rescue of a U.S. airman and a

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Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie on the rescue of a U.S. airman and a “hard lesson for Iran” – CBS News Watch CBS News Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie offered some takeaways from the daring rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran on “Face the Nation.” He told CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe the mission was successful — … Read more

Transcript: Karim Sadjadpour, Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie on

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The following is the transcript of the interview with Iran policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor and reitred Gen. Frank McKenzie that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on March 29, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: For more on the ongoing war in Iran, we’re joined by Iran policy … Read more

Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie says it’s too soon to be “thinking about an off-ramp” in Iran mission

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Iran policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie join “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” to discuss what’s next for Iran after the U.S.-Israeli military mission and the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Source link

Transcript: Karim Sadjadpour and Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie on

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The following is the transcript of the interview with Karim Sadjadpour from the Carnegie Endownment for international peace and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on March 1, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by Iran policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour, who … Read more