April 27, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Apr 27, 2026 · 5m

Good morning! Today is Monday, April 27th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its naval blockade, proposing to table the nuclear enrichment question for later talks as the ceasefire enters its twentieth day. Ali Rizk argues in TAC that Hezbollah has become a national security imperative for Tehran, and that Washington's alignment with Netanyahu on Lebanon may be foreclosing the very deal that could end the war. Curt Mills made the rounds this past week discussing Trump's base, the Iran War…