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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump’s High-Flying Persian Gulf Strategy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

May 12, 2025

Commentary

2 Min Read

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In the Media

Deep Dive | May 12

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Jonathan Schachter

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

Jonathan Hessen & Jonathan Schachter

May 12, 2025

In the Media

President, Donald Trump meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud on the second day of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, 2019. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump’s Mideast Trip Is His Best Chance to Derail Iran’s Nuclear Schemes

Nikki R. Haley

Walter P. Stern Chair

Nikki R. Haley

May 11, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

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Podcast

Israel Update: The Last Gasp of Israel’s Legacy Media?

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

May 5, 2025

Podcast

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In the Media

Deep Dive | May 5

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen & Marshall Billingslea

May 5, 2025

In the Media

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Podcast

Deal, War, or Something Else? Donald Trump's Iran Strategy

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

May 2, 2025

Podcast

School of War

Podcast

The War in the Middle East and Its Global Consequences

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Apr 29, 2025

Podcast

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In the Media

The Iran Port Explosion and Why Russia Is Not Coming to the Negotiation Table

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Apr 29, 2025

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | April 28

Zineb Riboua

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

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Zineb Riboua & Jonathan Hessen

Apr 28, 2025

In the Media

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In the Media

Deep Dive | April 22

Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Marshall Billingslea & Jonathan Hessen

Apr 22, 2025

In the Media

(School of War)

Podcast

The Trump Administration’s Approach to Iran

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Apr 22, 2025

Podcast

President Barack Obama holds a copy of the Iran nuclear agreement presented to him by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi during the House Democratic Issues Conference on January 28, 2016, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Tore Up Obama’s Iran Deal. Is He Now Negotiating Something Worse?