This week, Lobo Institute experts were front and center on the U.S.-Iran standoff, the future of the U.S.-Saudi relationship, and the deepening cooperation among America’s adversaries.
ABC News | July 27-28, 2026
“US in ‘tactical pause’ with strikes on Iran amid threat of wider war” / “US-Iran negotiations come down to Strait of Hormuz”
Co-founder Mick Mulroy, ABC News national security and defense analyst, appeared twice this week to break down the shifting U.S.-Iran standoff – first on the “tactical pause” in strikes, then on the stakes of negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz.
Channel 4 News / ABC News Live | July 23-25, 2026
“Saudi deal ‘utterly incoherent policy-making’ – former US ambassador”
Michael Ratney, former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, joined Channel 4 News’ Matt Frei and ABC News Live this week to weigh in on the newly signed U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear deal and Iran’s use of pressure on Gulf partners.
Fox News / AOL | July 29, 2026
“China, Russia, Iran and North Korea form ‘axis of aggressors’ that could overwhelm US, book warns”
Carrie Filipetti, executive director of the Vandenberg Coalition, was featured discussing a new book on the deepening cooperation among America’s adversaries.
