Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Apr 17, ’26 Washington Roundtable]

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Apr 17, ’26 Washington Roundtable]

From Defense & Aerospace Report by Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell

April 17, 2026 · 1h 7m

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The episode discusses the potential for a deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran and various geopolitical implications.

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank,Michael Herson of American Defense International; former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the prospect of a deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran that would curb its nuclear ambitions that was facilitated by a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon after talks in Washington; whether a resumption of hostilities in South Lebanon will trigger a response from Iran; impact of Iranian statement that the Strait of Hormuz will be open through the current ceasefire; efforts by lawmakers to curb Trump’s war powers as well as renew FISA; Britain and France’s maritime coalition meeting in Paris; Xi Jinping’s criticism that the world can’t afford to revert to the law of the jungle a month before meeting with the American president in Beijing; what to expect as the administration prepares to submit its full 2027 defense spending request to…

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