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The Middle East on Edge: What’s Next for Iran, Israel, and the Region

Hybrid EVENT

Security and Middle East policy experts discuss the Iran-Israel conflict, the current ceasefire, and the status of Iran's nuclear program.

A police officer inspects a damaged apartment a day after a direct missile strike from Iran hit a residential building in Beersheba, Israel on June 25, 2025.
Ariel Schalit / AP
Jul
29

Past Events

Securing the Final Frontier with General Whiting of US Space Command

PAST EVENT VIDEO

General Stephen N. Whiting, commander of US Space Command, and Kari A. Bingen discuss securing America's future in space.

Kari Bingen and General Whiting on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Securing a Sustainable Future in a Polarized Era

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Alex Kruzel and Patrick Shewell discuss how business leaders can navigate policy shifts to stay the course on driving climate action.

Patrick Shewell and Alex Kruzel on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary & Analysis

Why Don’t the Iranian People Rise Up?

In the News
Foreign Policy
Saeid Golkar

"The regime has invested in creating an extensive suppressive apparatus across Iran, at every level of society," Saeid Golkar and Kasra Aarabi write.

Iranians walk under a mural of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini
Vahid Salemi / AP
Global Politics

The Differences Between Iraq in 2003 and Iran in 2025 Matter, Too

In the News
World Politics Review
Daniel W. Drezner

"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.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks as an image of President Donald Trump in the Situation Room of the White House is shown on a monitor as he authorized strikes that hit nuclear sites in Iran
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
US Foreign Policy

Research

More Americans Oppose than Support US Strikes against Iran

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Many hesitate to give their opinions on the conflict, but attitudes seem to fall along partisan lines on whether the United States made the right move.

President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen
Carlos Barria / Pool via AP
Public Opinion

Americans Endorse US Commitment to NATO, Though GOP Support Has Dipped

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

The gap between Democrats and Republicans on America's NATO commitment has reached an all-time high in Council polling dating back to 1974.

US President Donald Trump in front of a NATO flag
Evan Vucci / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Ivo H. Daalder 

President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Headshot of Ivo H. Daalder

Kjell Engelbrekt 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Security
Council expert Kjell Engelbrekt