Event Brief
Panetta: More bombing won’t move Iran
Filed: Apr 30, 2026 at 7:04 PM ET
Summary: Leon Panetta says negotiations are the only way to end the Strait of Hormuz standoff and warns it harms both economies.
WHO: Leon Panetta
WHAT: Says additional strikes will not change the outcome and negotiations are the only way to end the conflict
WHEN: Apr 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM ET
WHERE: Strait of Hormuz
WHY: He says the standoff is damaging both Iranian and US economies and driving up oil, food, and fertilizer prices.
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