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

PAST EVENT VIDEO

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

From left to right: Leslie Vinjamuri, Ali Vaez, Robert Pape, and Rachel Bronson on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

World Review Live: Gaza Chaos, Rubio's Rise, Iran Deal or Strike

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Carla Anne Robbins, Nahal Toosi, and Karen DeYoung join Ivo Daalder for a special live recording of the farewell episode of the "World Review with Ivo Daalder" podcast.

Marco Rubio listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2025.
Mark Schiefelbein / AP

Commentary & Analysis

What the Famine Declaration Means for Gaza

In the News
WBEZ
Ertharin Cousin

"It is not just about defining the level of malnutrition or the level of access to food, but is a recognition that . . . measurable numbers of the population have begun to die," Ertharin Cousin says.

alestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City
Jehad Alshrafi / AP
Food and Agriculture

Americans Are Changing Their Views of Israel. That's a Problem.

In the News
Politico
Daniel W. Drezner

"Israel’s worst-case scenario would be to find itself in the same boat as apartheid-era South Africa in the 1980s," Daniel Drezner writes.

People protest the war in Gaza at Lafayette Park across from the White House
Jose Luis Magana / AP
Public Opinion

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 Grow More Divided on US Support for Israel

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Republicans support US backing for Israel until its military objectives in Gaza are achieved, while majorities of Democrats now oppose it.

Palestinians walk amid the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip
Jehad Alshrafi / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Lama El Baz 

Research Assistant, Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy
headshot of Lama El Baz

Saeid Golkar 

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Iran Policy
Council expert Saeid Golkar