Iran War: Analysis and Updates

Six CFR fellows assess the geoeconomic fallout of the war in Iran, and they analyze the challenges that the United States and the world will have to navigate as the conflict enters its third week.

The war in Iran has shocked global energy markets by choking off oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. The White House responded by temporarily unwinding its oil sanctions on Iran and Russia, which benefited two U.S. adversaries without...

While world energy markets are in upheaval over the halt in fossil fuel shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, there is also a brewing crisis over a sharp cutback in food supplies that normally transit the Gulf.

The intersection of technological change and unit economics first seen in Ukraine is now on display in Iran. This shows that precise mass—high-volume use of low-cost drones—will likely become a regular feature of warfare moving forward.

Leaders in the region weren’t necessarily interested in a war with the Iran, but they now need Trump to oust the regime to ensure it can no longer pose a threat to their development model.