April 28, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Apr 28, 2026 · 6m

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, April 28th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. W. James Antle III argues Trump's five-month Iran war is sliding into the same trap that ensnared Bush — a regime too damaged to deal with but not collapsed enough to replace, with no face-saving exit on offer for Tehran. On day twenty of the ceasefire, Iran proposes reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting the U.S. blockade, tabling the nuclear question, and signaling it would rather negotiate with J.D. Vance than Witkoff or Kushner. Iain Macwhirter warns that Trump's leaked…