Iran War at One Month: Outlook and Implications - AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent since 2012

On March 31, 2026, Al-Monitor hosted live webinar on the US and Israel’s war in Iran, one month into hostilities. Speakers examined the outlook inside the regime, developments on the Lebanon front and the implications for Gulf states.

Al-Monitor's Editor-in-Chief Joyce Karam moderated a timely discussion featuring:
• Randa Slim, program lead for the Middle East Program at the Stimson Center
• Hamidreza Azizi, visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and author of the Iran Analytica newsletter
• Hasan T. Alhasan, Senior Fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

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