Category: In the News

Kroenig in NPR on Straight of Hormuz and global shipping

By Atlantic Council

On March 12, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on NPR about how Iran's offensive actions in the Straight of Hormuz impact global shipping.

Nikoladze cited in Kharon article on how China’s teapot refineries give Beijing plausible deniability at limited risk on Iranian oil imports

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Rich Outzen is quoted in Die Zeit, on Iranian missiles fired into Türkiye

Rich Outzen quoted in Middle East Eye on the Turkish defense industry amid tensions regarding ammunition sale links to Israel

WSJ featured Lipsky’s article discussing the GeoEconomic instruments Trump is using to squeeze Iran

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Senior Fellow Tannebaum quoted in New York Times article detailing why Trump’s Actions in Iran and Venezuela Show Limits of U.S. Sanctions

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Matthew Bryza comments on the US sparing Turkish Halkbank, in the Financial Times

Galicia interviewed on News4JAX on the ongoing war between the US, Israel, and Iran

On March 10, 2026, Scowcroft Center Assistant Director for Strategy and Operations, Bailey Galicia, was interviewed on News4JAX on the ongoing conflict with Iran. He discusses US posture in the Middle East and implications for regional partners.

Kroenig quoted in Fox News about US action in Iran

By Atlantic Council

On March 9, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in Fox News on US strategy in Iran, arguing that President Trump's advisors see themselves as supporting the President's vision.

Rich Outzen joins WION TV discussing Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei