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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

(Screenshot via PBS NewsHour)

In the Media

“Markets, Munitions, and Midterm” Pushed Trump to Iran Deal

Michael Doran

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

Michael Doran

In the Media

Jun 19, 2026

In the Media

Sailors from the US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force prepare for a mine-sweep exercise dive using an unmanned underwater vehicle to detect training mines in Japan’s Ise Bay on February 4, 2020. (US Air Force)

Podcast

How do Indo-Pacific Leaders View the Iran Deal?

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

Jun 19, 2026

Podcast

Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel MT DAVINA located in the Indian Ocean within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility, June 4, 2026. We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate. International waters cannot be used as a shield by sanctioned actors. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit actors and their

US forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel MT DAVINA located in the Indian Ocean within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility, June 4, 2026. (DVIDS)

Commentary

The MoU Gives the Momentum to Iran

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

Jun 19, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

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In the Media

President Trump Focused on Political and Economic Timelines

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jun 19, 2026

In the Media

In the Media

Iran Buys Time, Ukraine Hits Moscow

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jun 19, 2026

In the Media

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In the Media

Did the US Resolve its Fundamental Issue with a Nuclear Iran?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

In the Media

Jun 19, 2026

In the Media

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In the Media

Iran has to Stop Using Hezbollah to Provoke Israel

Joel Rayburn

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

Joel Rayburn

In the Media

Jun 19, 2026

In the Media

Rebeccah Heinrichs on Fox News June 18 2026

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In the Media

Strait of Hormuz First, Uranium Later?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jun 18, 2026

In the Media

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the memorandum of understanding at his office in Tehran, Iran, on June 18, 2026. (Iranian Presidency via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Iran Deal Comes with a Familiar False Promise