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What is Trump's exit strategy from Iran?
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What is Trump's exit strategy from Iran?

In this "ask ian," Ian Bremmer explains why the Trump administration may be looking for a way out of the US–Israel war with Iran, even as Israel appears determined to keep fighting.

​Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on March 6, 2026.
Analysis

For Hezbollah, is the writing on the wall?

The Lebanese militant group’s strikes against Israel on Monday appear to have given the Israelis the pretext to launch a massive counter-attack, with the ultimate aim being to disarm the Iran-backed group once and for all.

​A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026.
Analysis

Iran conflict spirals, with no end in sight

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, the conflict is spreading, and US President Donald Trump still isn’t clear on who he wants to run Iran.

​People inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on Friday, in Bednayel, Bekaa valley, Lebanon, February 21, 2026.
What We're Watching

Israel reportedly warns Lebanon, China-Japan tiff escalates, Canada says it will give aid to Cuba

Israel indirectly warned Lebanon that it would strike its northern neighbor hard if the Iran-backed militia group Hezbollah gets involved in any future US-Iran conflict, two Lebanese officials told Reuters.

​US President Donald Trump and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán shake hands in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Orbán seeks Russian oil carveout from Trump, Nigerien uranium to pass through risky area, Israel hits southern Lebanon

​South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his wife, Kim Hye Kyung, at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 24, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: South Korea’s Lee to meet Trump, Israel offers withdrawal for Hezbollah disarmament, Maryland man now headed to Uganda

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with US special envoy Steve Witkoff ahead of Ukraine war talks.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: US envoy in Moscow, Tariffs rock South Africa’s government, Hezbollah dismisses disarmament

​A man, draped in a version of the Israeli flag, stations himself outside the Capital Jewish Museum, in Washington, D.C., USA, on May 21, 2025.
Hard Numbers

HARD NUMBERS: Two Israelis murdered in Washington, Arms race for AI talent, & more

​Smoke rises from a burning building in North Gaza, as seen from the Israel-Gaza border, March 23, 2025.
What We're Watching

Israel ramps up military offensives as Bibi battles the courts

Israel stepped up its attacks against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon this weekend. Domestically, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked his security chief – though that's been put on hold by the Supreme Court – and is trying to remove the attorney general.

​Syrian troops sit atop a tank as they head toward the Syrian-Lebanese border following clashes with Lebanese soldiers and armed groups, in Qusayr, Syria, March 17, 2025.
Middle East

Hezbollah takes on Syria’s new army

Fighting erupted across the border that separates Syria and Lebanon over the weekend.