This week, Lobo Institute experts continued tracking the fallout of the Iran war – from a significant threat against President Trump to strained conditions aboard a deployed U.S. carrier, and the widening regional risk posed by Houthi involvement.
ABC News | August 13-14, 2026
“Iran threat against Trump was ‘significant’: Analyst” / “USS Lincoln crew in ‘challenging’ conditions, analyst says”
Co-founder Mick Mulroy, ABC News national security and defense analyst, weighed in twice this week – first on the Secret Service response to a significant Iranian threat against President Trump, then on the strained conditions facing sailors during the USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended deployment.
CSIS | August 13, 2026
“The Houthis Enter the Iran War and Everything Gets Worse”
Michael Ratney, senior non-resident adviser with CSIS’s Middle East Program, co-authored an analysis on how the Houthis’ entry into the Iran war is escalating regional risk.
