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"Even if Operation Midnight Hammer proves to be a failure, it will be a more modest and less costly failure than Operation Iraqi Freedom," Daniel Drezner writes.

As the ceasefire between Israel and Iran continues, Cécile Shea reacts to President Trump's announcement of a tentative meeting between the United States and Iran.

"Keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and keeping that region relatively calm is really important to manufacturers in Chicago and to all of us who have to pay for gas," Cécile Shea says.

A pause in hostilities would open the door for Iran to return to the negotiating table, Cécile Shea says of what comes next.

Cécile Shea unpacks two key concerns: cyberattacks and the price of oil.

Bruce Jentleson and other experts discuss the ongoing debate over whether the United States should get directly involved in the Israel-Iran conflict.

"He wants a deal where he's the hero and I think the Iranians would really benefit by moving in that direction," Cécile Shea says of Trump's next steps.

"I really think [President Trump] wants the ceasefire, and a lot of his bellicosity is to try to pressure Iran to come to the table," Cécile Shea says.

"The current situation is at a much higher level of intensity to where it doesn't seem like that's going to be easy to achieve, if it could even be achieved at all," Paul Poast says of diplomacy between the United States and Iran.

The centrality of wealth in US politics under Trump is more a sign of continuity than change. His falling out with Elon Musk only underscores this point, Paul Poast writes.