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August 2026
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Six Months After Epic Fury: The State of the Conflict in the Gulf

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

Six Months After Epic Fury: The State of the Conflict in the Gulf

Past Event
Invite Only
August 13, 2026
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Carrier Air Wing 7 flies in formation over the USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Sea on June 30, 2026.
13
August 2026
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

Speakers:
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Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

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Ludovic Hood

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

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Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Six months after the opening salvos of Operation Epic Fury, America and the Islamic Republic of Iran remain at loggerheads over the future of Tehran’s nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz. Unresolved conflicts linger in Yemen, Lebanon, and Gaza. Meanwhile, a Unites States-brokered deal between Jerusalem and Beirut, as well as Washington’s engagement with leaders in Syria and Iraq, offer glimmers of hope. The Iranian regime’s shocking attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbors in recent months have raised profound questions about future security arrangements in the region. 

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Ludovic Hood, Research Fellow Zineb Riboua, and Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of the Iran Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, for a timely discussion about the conflicts in the region and America’s strategic and diplomatic paths forward.

To request an RSVP, please reach out to Natalie Arbatman at narbatman@hudson.org.

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