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Global Affairs Expert Webinar: U.S.-Gulf Relations and the Strait of Hormuz
Watch Daniel B. Poneman, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Elisa Ewers, senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, colead a conversation on U.S.-Gulf relations and the Strait of Hormuz.

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Daniel B. Poneman, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Elisa Ewers, senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, will colead a conversation on U.S.-Gulf relations and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Speakers
Daniel B. Poneman
Senior Fellow
Council on Foreign Relations
Elisa Ewers
Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies
Council on Foreign Relations
Presider
Irina A. Faskianos
Vice President, National Program and Outreach
Council on Foreign Relations
Background Resources
- Daniel Benaim and Elisa Ewers, “America and the Gulf Still Need Each Other: How U.S. Partnerships Can Survive the War in Iran,” ForeignAffairs.com, May 8, 2026.
- Jason Bordoff and Meghan L. O’Sullivan, “The Iran Shock: And the Dangerous Allure of Energy Autarky,” Foreign Affairs, May/June 2026.
- Michael Froman, “Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and an Unprecedented Energy Crunch,” Interview with Jason Bordoff and Daniel B. Poneman, Expert Take, Council on Foreign Relations, March 13, 2026.
- Mariel Ferragamo, “The Strait of Hormuz: A U.S.-Iran Maritime Flash Point,” Council on Foreign Relations, March 12, 2026.
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