Iran Update Special Report, April 7, 2026 (Connecting the Dots: The American Enterprise Institute, Cheney’s, Iran, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & The Carnegie/Soros Network)
The
Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
April
7, 2026
https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-april-7-2026/
The
Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at
the American Enterprise Institute are
publishing daily updates to provide analysis on the war with Iran. The updates focus on US and
Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran and the Axis of Resistance’s response to the
strikes. The updates cover events from the past 24-hour period.
NOTE:
ISW-CTP will no longer publish morning updates covering the war with Iran.
ISW-CTP will instead publish threads on its social media channels in the
morning that cover the latest developments in the war and include relevant
maps.
Key
Takeaways
1. The United States and Iran agreed
to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan on April 7 and will begin
negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11. The Iranian Supreme National
Security Council announced that the regime agreed to the ceasefire on April 7,
several hours after US President Donald Trump announced that he had agreed to
the ceasefire on the condition that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian
Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed Iran’s acceptance of the
ceasefire and stated that Iran will allow the “safe passage” of vessels through
the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week period “via coordination with Iran’s
armed forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.”
2. Israel has reportedly agreed to
cease operations against Iran and Hezbollah if Iran halts its operations in the
Strait of Hormuz. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted on X on April
7 that Iran and the United States’ allies, presumably referring to Iran’s Axis
of Resistance and Israel, respectively, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire
“everywhere, including [in] Lebanon and elsewhere.”
3. Combined force strikes on Iranian
railways and roads may have cut off several Iranian lines of transportation to
move weapons, including missiles and missile launchers or components, across
Iran. The IDF struck eight rail bridges and road segments that the Iranian
regime uses to move weapons and other military equipment.
4. Russia may be helping Iran conduct
attacks on international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz by providing Iran
with satellite imagery of the strait. Reuters reported on April 7 that Russian
satellites are “actively surveying” the Strait of Hormuz, according to
Ukrainian intelligence. Russia has provided Iran with satellite imagery of US,
Gulf, and Turkish military assets in the Middle East to help Iran conduct
attacks since the war began.
5. Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
(IRGC) Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi and Khatam ol Anbia Central
Headquarters Commander Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi are reportedly driving decisions
related to Iran’s kinetic response to the US and Israeli air campaign,
according to two sources close to President Masoud Pezeshkian’s office speaking
to anti-regime media on April 7.
Connecting
the Dots:
Hushang Ansary was
the minister of economic affairs for Iran and an advisory board
member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and
Public Policy.
Stephen Hess was
an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on
the Press, Politics and Public Policy and a senior fellow emeritus at
the Brookings Institution (think tank).
E.J. Dionne is an
advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the
Press, Politics and Public Policy and a senior fellow at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Marvin Kalb is
an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on
the Press, Politics and Public Policy and a guest scholar at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society
for Muslim Advancement.
Ted Lieu was honored with
the Carnegie
Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award,
has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United
States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie
Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah
Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a
supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the American
Enterprise Institute (think tank).
Robert H. Malott was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a trustee emeritus for the American Enterprise Institute (think tank).
David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
the EVP for Koch Industries.
Latham &
Watkins, LLP is Koch Industries law firm.
Bradley C. Faris is
a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP and an attorney
at Koch Industries.
Timothy P.
FitzSimons is a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP and
an attorney at Koch Industries.
Mark D. Gerstein is
a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP and an attorney
at Koch Industries.
Shaun D. Hartley is
a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP and an attorney
at Koch Industries.
Brad E. Kotler is
a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP and an attorney
at Koch Industries.
Philip Perry is a partner at Latham
& Watkins, LLP and married to Elizabeth (Liz) Cheney Perry.
Richard B. Cheney was Elizabeth
(Liz) Cheney Perry’s father, married to Lynne V. Cheney and
a trustee at the American Enterprise Institute (think tank).
Lynne V. Cheney is Elizabeth
(Liz) Cheney Perry’s mother, married to Richard B. Cheney and
a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (think
tank).
Jonah Goldberg is
a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (think tank),
a founding editor, National Review Online for the National Review and
was a founding producer for Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg.
Think
Tank with Ben Wattenberg is a Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) program.
Ben Wattenberg was
the host for Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg and a senior
fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (think tank).
Robert H. Malott was
a board member for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a trustee
emeritus for the American Enterprise Institute (think tank) and
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the American
Enterprise Institute (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Clifford S.
Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee and
a trustee at the American Enterprise Institute (think tank).
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the American
Enterprise Institute (think tank), the International Rescue
Committee and the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee and the Committee for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Paul S. Atkins is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a
visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (think tank).
Raymond V.
Gilmartin is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and a trustee at the American
Enterprise Institute (think tank).
R. Glenn Hubbard is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a
visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (think tank).
Edward B. Rust Jr. was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, a trustee
at the American Enterprise Institute (think tank) and a
director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
U.S.
Chamber of Commerce Foundation is a lender & philanthropic arm for
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
American
Enterprise Institute (think tank) is a contractor for the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
John R. McKernan
Jr. is the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Foundation and a board member for the American Action Forum.
Jeb Bush was a
board member for the American Action Forum and an advisory
committee member for the Hispanic Leadership Network.
Hispanic
Leadership Network is an offshoot of the American Action
Network.
Frederic V. Malek is
the chairman for the American Action Network, the chairman for
the American Action Forum and a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Robert H. Malott was
a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a board
member for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and a trustee
emeritus for the American Enterprise Institute (think tank).
Think
Tank with Ben Wattenberg is a Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) program.
Jonah Goldberg was
a founding producer for Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg, is a
founding editor, National Review Online for the National Review and
a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (think tank).
The
Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and The Critical Threats Project
(CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute are publishing daily updates to
provide analysis on the war with Iran.
Ted Gayer was a
visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (think tank) and
is the VP for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society
for Muslim Advancement.
Ted Lieu was honored with
the Carnegie
Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award,
has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United
States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie
Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah
Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a
supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the American Enterprise Institute
(think tank).
Stephen Hess was
a senior fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution (think tank)
and an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on
the Press, Politics and Public Policy.
E.J. Dionne is a
senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an
advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the
Press, Politics and Public Policy.
Marvin Kalb is
a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an
advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the
Press, Politics and Public Policy.
Hushang Ansary was
an advisory board member for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the
Press, Politics and Public Policy and the minister of economic affairs
for Iran.
Resources:
Past Research
KT
McFarland to Newsmax: Cheney Acted 'Out of Love of Country' (Connecting the
Dots: Dick Cheney, Lynne Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney Perry (Liz), Philip Perry,
The American Enterprise Institute, Latham & Watkins, LLP, The Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the American Enterprise Institute)
Thursday,
November 20, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/11/kt-mcfarland-to-newsmax-cheney-acted.html
Trump Says He Is in
No Rush to Attack Iran over Nuclear Program (Connecting the Dots: United
Against Nuclear Iran, Iran, The New York Times & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on Iran)
Thursday,
April 17, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/trump-says-he-is-in-no-rush-to-attack.html
Ambassador
Power: Strive for Guarantee That Iran Nuke Program Is 'Peaceful' (Past Research on Iran)
Wednesday,
November 6, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/ambassador-power-strive-for-guarantee.html
Kerry
on Iran: 'You Have to Act in Some Good Faith' (Past
Research on the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and
Public Policy)
Monday,
November 11, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/kerry-on-iran-you-have-to-act-in-some.html
Pepsi
- Obama Logo Controversey (Connecting the Dots: PepsiCo, Inc., The Center for
American Progress, Barack Obama administration, The Carnegie Corporation of New
York & the Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past
Research on the Carnegie Corporation New York)
Saturday,
March 14, 2026
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