Lobo Institute Co-Founder Mick Mulroy has been a featured analyst on ABC News throughout the developing Iran crisis, providing expert commentary as a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East and retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer. His recent appearances include:
- “Trump details rejected plan to collect Iran’s ‘nuclear dust'” — Mulroy assessed why the operation would have been extremely difficult to execute. (ABC News / Good Morning America, June 4, 2026)
- “House voting on Trump’s war powers is ‘sending a message’ to Iran” — Mulroy analyzed the significance of the House resolution to curb President Trump’s Iran war powers. (ABC News, June 3, 2026)
- “Next steps in reaching a short-term deal between US, Iran” — Mulroy broke down the key sticking points in ongoing negotiations. (ABC News, June 3, 2026)
- “US, Iran strikes are ‘defensive operations,’ analyst says” — Mulroy provided strategic context, noting “neither side wants to go back into major combat operations.” (ABC News, June 2, 2026)
- “Israel’s Lebanon operation ‘not a good sign’ for Iran negotiations” — Mulroy warned of spillover effects on US-Iran diplomacy. (ABC News, June 1, 2026)
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