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After an overnight Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base housing US troops, US President Donald Trump made a statement Wednesday regarding tensions between the US and Iran.

Saeid Golkar examines the escalating tension between Iran and the United States after Iranian missiles struck two US bases in Iraq following the US missile strike that killed Iranian general Soleimani.

Council president Ivo Daalder talks about the need for diplomacy amid the changing political situation in Iraq, President Trump's demand for more NATO involvement in the region, and the next steps for the US-Iran relationship.

President Donald Trump has come up with a new solution for the Middle East, “I think that NATO should be expanded, and we should include the Middle East."

Results from a Chicago Council survey show that more Americans think the January 3 drone strike that killed Quasem Soleimani has made the United States less safe.

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Kristin Ljungkvist explains Global Cities and US-Iran Relations.

Four in ten Americans (38%) see the development of China as a world power as a critical threat, in line with how Americans have felt about China’s development since 2004. In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, Craig Kafura explains

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog post, Matthew Dalton explains the US Navy’s global role.

A Chicago Council survey shows that Americans see an increased need to keep watch over the Middle East by maintaining a troop presence there.

While Republicans share a similar political worldview overall, Trump and Non-Trump Republicans disagree on key policies for immigration, climate change, and nuclear programs.