As Trump Pauses Iran Attack, CSIS Analyst Mark Cancian Says US Searching For An 'Exit'
Analysts say a renewed military escalation remains likely as oil prices and shipping risks climb, with reopening the strait possibly delayed until July.
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As Trump Pauses Iran Attack, CSIS Analyst Mark Cancian Says US Searching For An 'Exit'
RFE/RL, Mark Cancian, senior adviser with the Defense and Security Department at CSIS, told RFE/RL the US is focused on finding an "exit" from the crisis -- even as major disagreements remain over sanctions, nuclear restrictions, and Iran's claims over the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump Pauses Scheduled Attack on Iran but Claims the US Is Ready for Full Attack
Trump Pauses Scheduled Attack on Iran but Claims the US Is Ready for Full Attack acabral-sanche… Tue, 05/19/2026 - 11:09 SVG In the Media May 19, 2026 NewsNation Trump Pauses Scheduled Attack on Iran but Claims the US Is Ready for Full Attack Rebeccah L. Heinrichs Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative Rebeccah L. Heinrichs In the Media Caption (Screenshot via NewsNation) Toggle Table of Contents Contents Contents Share…
View: Analysts’ Iran crystal balls get murkier
Tim’s viewThe war in Iran is entering an unpredictable new phase where the risk to energy markets is growing and analysts’ crystal balls are getting murkier.Conflicting messages are proliferating: On Monday, US President Donald Trump threatened to carry out a fresh “very major attack” on Iran and then withdrew the threat in the same sentence. Tehran said the US had offered to waive sanctions on its oil sector, which a US official then told Semaf…
Yesterday (Vietnam time), US President Donald Trump announced he had postponed plans to attack Iran after discovering there was still hope of reaching an agreement with Iran to end the conflict, according to AFP.
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