Robert Greenway

Senior Vice President at American Global Strategies, advising on defense strategy, intelligence-related risk, and international security with a Middle East and North Africa focus. He previously directed Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for National Security and served on the National Security Council as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Affairs.

Iran’s Military Losses Have Not Ended Its Leverage Over Hormuz

Former U.S. national security official Robert Greenway argues that U.S. military action has reduced Iran’s nuclear, missile and drone capabilities enough to justify eliminating its remaining ability to threaten regional trade and energy flows. Senator Chris Murphy counters that Tehran’s survival and continued leverage over the Strait of Hormuz have left Washington with a weaker hand in any future negotiation. Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour adds that a militarily diminished Iran may nonetheless emerge more confident that coercion works.

The Aspen InstituteJul 17, 202614 min read