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Global Affairs Expert Webinar: U.S.-Gulf Relations and the Strait of Hormuz
Watch Neda Bolourchi and Daniel B. Poneman colead a conversation on U.S.-Gulf relations and the Strait of Hormuz.

Neda Bolourchi, nonresident fellow at the Institute for Global Affairs, and Daniel B. Poneman, member of the board of directors at CFR and former U.S. deputy secretary of energy, will colead the conversation on U.S.-Gulf relations and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Speakers
Neda Bolourchi
Nonresident Fellow
Institute for Global Affairs
Daniel B. Poneman
Member, Board of Directors
Council on Foreign Relations
Presider
Irina A. Faskianos
Vice President, National Program and Outreach
Council on Foreign Relations
Background Resources
- Richard Haass and Carolyn Kissane, “The Stalemate With Iran Is Not Sustainable: A Diplomatic Strategy to End the War,” ForeignAffairs.com, September 23, 2026.
- Jason Bordoff and Meghan L. O’Sullivan, “The Long Shadow of the Iran Shock: Hormuz and the New Geography of Energy Power,” ForeignAffairs.com, August 14, 2026.
- Mariel Ferragamo, “The Strait of Hormuz: A U.S.-Iran Maritime Flash Point,” Council on Foreign Relations, March 12, 2026.
- Neda Bolourchi, “The Hidden Systems of Modern War: Ten Takeaways from the Iran War,” Modern War Institute, June 22, 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.
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