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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

A naval officer aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) oversees flight operations from the control tower as the amphibious assault ship sails in the Arabian Sea. U.S. warships and aircraft deployed to the Middle East are enforcing the naval blockade against Iran while executing Project Freedom to support the free flow of commerce through the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Navy Photo)

A naval officer aboard USS Tripoli oversees flight operations from the control tower as the ship sails in the Arabian Sea on May 5, 2026. (US Navy)

In the Media

Strait of Hormuz Update: The US Will Assist Vessels Sailing Through

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

May 5, 2026

In the Media

Vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on May 4, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Project Freedom: The “Bold Move” to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Podcast

May 4, 2026

Podcast

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping shake hands after their talks at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Is There a China Strategy Behind the Iran War?

Michael Sobolik

Senior Fellow

Grant Rumley

Michael Sobolik & Grant Rumley

Commentary

May 4, 2026

Commentary

7 Min Read

Senator Chuck Grassley listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

A 92-Year-Old President?

Paul Sracic

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Paul Sracic

Commentary

May 4, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the container ship MV Touska close to the Strait of Hormuz on April 20, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

US Drops Sanctions Bombshell That Delivers Huge Blow to Iran and China’s Oil Trade Network

Zineb Riboua

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

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Apr 30, 2026

Commentary

3 Min Read

The low winter sun shines on the White House and the bronze equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square on January 12, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Hamiltonians, Jeffersonians, Jacksonians, and Wilsonians

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

Apr 30, 2026

Podcast

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

The Looming Israeli Elections

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

In the Media

Apr 30, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

How Iran Exposed the Limits of the US Navy

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

Apr 30, 2026

In the Media

U.S. Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a base in the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury, April 18, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Travis Knauss)

US Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a base in the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury on April 18, 2026. (US Air Force)

Commentary

Still Very Much Out of Ammo!