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Can Trump Break the Impasse with Iran in the Gulf?

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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Michael Doran
Caption US President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2026. (Getty Images)

Michael Doran appears on the Wall Street Journal’s Potomac Watch as Iran rejects Donald Trump's proposal to settle the war, and as the president says the ceasefire may not survive. Doran examines the chances for renewed fighting and whether Iran’s economy will break under American pressure.