Mike Baker

Despite that, the ceasefire has been extended, buying time,

but not necessarily stability.

The situation now is one of uneasy pause, with both sides preparing for what could come next.

Joining me for more on this is Richard Goldberg.

He's a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Richard's also a former director on the White House National Security Council and a former Navy Reserve intelligence officer.

Richard, thank you very much for joining us again here on The Situation Report.

Great to be here.

Thanks for having me back.

Listen, we got a lot to talk about.

But if you could, from a 30,000 foot level, give me your assessment, your perception of where we are right now with the Iran conflict.

Yeah, I think they've possibly found that the blockade, look, a continuing conflict, meaning continual aerial assaults and military conflict, I think,

the White House almost views that as untenable from a domestic political pressure issue, right?

But I think the blockade, perhaps they find, is a nice halfway point.

The public doesn't necessarily view it in the same way that they view bombs falling on a daily basis in Tehran, which has proven, certainly from polling anyway, to be relatively unpopular with the U.S.

public.

But I guess, and this is a terrible question, Richard, but

There are no terrible questions.

As you lay down.

Come on.