May 1st, 2026

Iran Believes They Outlast the US Says Mona Yacoubian

President Donald Trump expressed displeasure with the current state of negotiations with Iran but stopped short of threatening fresh military action in the nine-week conflict that’s triggered a global energy crisis. Mona Yacoubian, Director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins Bloomberg to discuss the ongoing diplomatic deadlock regarding the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.