Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has lifted its self-imposed missile range limit for the United States, putting more U.S. bases inside the danger zone.
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 08 NOVEMBER 2026
CBS News, citing the AP, reported that an IRGC spokesman said Iran's roughly 1,200-mile missile range limit has been lifted for the United States. Iran has not shown a new missile, but in March it fired two missiles toward Diego Garcia, about 2,400 miles away. Meanwhile U.S. strikes hit Qeshm Island, a U.S. aircraft disabled a blockade runner in the Gulf of Oman, and CENTCOM stood up a new task force to choke off Iran's land routes.
Mike Ritland breaks down why he sees the range threat as mostly rhetoric, whether U.S. air defenses have enough interceptors to cover a 2,500-mile radius, and what a CENTCOM task force aimed at Iran's land routes could mean for U.S. forces.
Also covered: two more tankers hit mines near Hormuz and what is missing from Iran's seven demands, Gadi Eisenkot's push to replace Netanyahu and what it means for a U.S.-Iran deal, reports that Iran wants Russia's S-400 air defenses, and Congress returning with a December 11 funding clock and an impeachment push against War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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00:00 Iran says it lifted its missile range limit
00:50 What it means for U.S. bases, and the Diego Garcia precedent
02:30 Do U.S. air defenses have enough interceptors?
03:40 U.S. strikes Qeshm and disables a blockade runner
04:50 Task Force Iron Gate targets Iran's land routes
07:40 Could it lead to boots on the ground?
09:15 Two more tankers hit mines near Hormuz
11:10 What's missing from Iran's seven demands
12:35 Eisenkot tapped to replace Netanyahu
13:45 Does a new Israeli leader change a U.S.-Iran deal?
15:45 Russia's S-400 and pipeline lifeline for Iran
17:00 What the S-400 means for U.S. pilots
21:45 Congress returns: funding clock and Hegseth impeachment
24:20 Is the war budget worth it?
25:30 Wrap-up
