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A fireball rises from a building hit by an Israeli airstrike in the area of Abbasiyeh, on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on April 8, 2026. Lebanon's army warned people against returning to the country's south on April 8, where the Israeli military is still launching attacks, as Israel said the ceasefire with Iran did not include its conflict with Hezbollah. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP via Getty Images)

A fireball rises from a building hit by an Israeli airstrike in the area of Abbasiyeh, Lebanon on April 8, 2026. (Getty Images)

In the Media

Can Iran-US Ceasefire Survive amid Netanyahu’s War Against Hezbollah? The Big Question.

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

Apr 10, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

A Messy Victory

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

In the Media

Apr 9, 2026

In the Media

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine conduct a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 8, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brann)

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine conduct a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, DC, on April 8, 2026. (DoW)

In the Media

Can the Iran Ceasefire Hold?

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

In the Media

Apr 9, 2026

In the Media

President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

The US and Iran Reach Two-Week Ceasefire Agreement

Joel Rayburn

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

Joel Rayburn

Podcast

Apr 8, 2026

Podcast

U.S. Airmen conduct preflight operations prior to a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber departing base in the U.S. Strategic Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo)

US Airmen conduct preflight operations prior to a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber departing base in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026. (US Air Force)

In the Media

Weighing Action vs Inaction in Iran

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

In the Media

Apr 7, 2026

In the Media

President Donald Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev hold a press conference f at the White House on August 8, 2025. (Getty Images)

President Donald Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Oval Office on August 8, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Has Golden Opportunity to Launch C6+1 on Sidelines of UN

Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

Commentary

Apr 7, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

US President Donald Trump (C), flanked by President of Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (R) and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (L), gathers with leaders during a group photo during the inaugural meeting of the "Board of Peace" at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. President Trump on Thursday gathers allies to inaugurate the "Board of Peace," his new institution focused on progress on Gaza but whose ambitions reach much further. Around two dozen world le

President Donald Trump, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during the "Board of Peace" meeting in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

As the Iran War Continues, These “Swing States” Will Be Pivotal