July 23, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jul 23, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Thursday, July 23rd 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. President Trump threatens to bomb Iranian bridges and power plants in retaliation for any strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, as the war enters its 145th day and shipping through the region collapses. Luke Nicastro warns that "Third Worldism" is becoming the interventionist right's new Islamofascism—a tidy master concept bundling Iran, Cuba, and domestic critics into a single enemy fit for military action. In Britain, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham sets a collision course with Washington by…