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A dangerous limbo leaves Iran, and the world, between peace and war

Caitlin Talmadge, member of the Security Studies Program (SSP) and faculty affiliate at the Center for Nuclear Security Policy (CNSP), discusses the current dynamics of the Middle East amid the Iran war and how the conflict has challenged previous assumptions about the security of US military bases.
June 12, 2026
The New York Times
Author
Mark Landler, Anton Troianovski