July 17, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jul 17, 2026 · 3m

Good morning! Today is Friday, July 17th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. With the Iran War in its 139th day, U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation across the Gulf are pushing the region toward wider conflict as President Trump threatens to bomb Iran's power grid and bridges next week. Leonid Ragozin argues Trump has been sold a "tide is turning" narrative on Ukraine, warning that every prior Western attempt to coerce Moscow has ended in fiasco and worse terms for Kyiv. In an interview with The American Conservative, Tucker Carlson calls the West's demographic…