Retired US Vice-Admiral Robert Harward's recent appearance on Fox News, in a segment about the US–Iran standoff broadcast from the United States and now circulating widely online, has triggered a wave of speculation among viewers who are convinced the former Navy SEAL was wearing a prosthetic face mask.
Harward was invited on air to analyse Washington's posture towards Tehran as tensions simmer. In the interview, he set out what he described as US President Donald Trump's strategy, arguing that the White House was in no rush to escalate militarily and was instead leaning on economic sanctions, regional allies and what he framed as 'strategic patience'.
