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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 during a news conference in the White House briefing room on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Seven Myths About the Iran War

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

Commentary

Apr 13, 2026

Commentary

Long Read

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with the crowd on site during a voluntary tree-planting activity at Baishan Town in Changping District of Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2026. Xi and other Party and state leaders, including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi, took part in a voluntary tree-planting activity in Changping District of Beijing on Monda

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with the crowd on site during a voluntary tree-planting activity at Baishan Town in Beijing, China, March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Strange Case of ‘Highly Respected’ Xi Jinping

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Commentary

Apr 13, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Podcast

US Grand Strategy and the China Factor

Nadia Schadlow

Senior Fellow

Nadia Schadlow

Podcast

Apr 13, 2026

Podcast

President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump, before boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran Needs the Strait of Hormuz More Than Anyone

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Apr 13, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

In the Media

It Was a Smart Move for the Administration to Act Fast and Call Iran’s Bluff

Nikki R. Haley

Walter P. Stern Chair

Nikki R. Haley

In the Media

Apr 12, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

The Strait of Hormuz and US Strategy

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Apr 10, 2026

In the Media

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

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?