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US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC.

U.S. Foreign Policy The ticking clock on the Strait of Hormuz

Thomas Wright

July 25, 2026

US Secretary Marco Rubio (R) stands with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi as they appear briefly before the media as they meet at the State Department in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026.

Jordan Why Jordan remains a critical US partner

Bruce Riedel

July 23, 2026

Protesters and local Palestinian landowners, who say some of their land was taken for the newly built Mount Tarousa settlement (background), run from tear gas fired by Israeli security forces blocking a road leading to the hilltop during a rally against the settlement near Dura in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on June 19, 2026.

Crisis & Conflict Management The cycle of violence: From Israel-Palestine to Iran and back

Hady Amr

June 24, 2026

An Iranian national flag is placed by the rubble of a collapsed building following strikes at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on April 7, 2026.

Iran Blowback: How the Iran war may change the world

Experts from across Brookings analyze the long-term implications of the war and provide policy recommendations for decisionmakers in Washington and around the world.

June 24, 2026

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