Trump Put Tehran on the Clock

Trump Put Tehran on the Clock
President Donald Trump speaks in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2026. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump’s usual naysayers and the foreign policy class are already trying to sell his pause of Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz as a retreat. That is wrong. A real retreat would mean lifting the blockade and giving Tehran relief up front.

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Mehek Cooke
Mehek Cooke
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Mehek Cooke is senior national security and legal analyst for The Daily Signal.
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