Middle East Security & Defense

Timely Commentary & Analysis

April 13, 2026

Blockade Threat Is Trump’s ‘Hail Mary’: Atlantic Council

By Elisabeth Braw

On April 13, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was featured in a Bloomberg interview discussing the latest on the Middle East conflict as talks between the US and Iran collapsed and President Trump threatened to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

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