Global Guardian Executive Vice President Seth Krummrich joined the Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Radio to assess the state of U.S.-Iran negotiations, the durability of the current ceasefire, and what a realistic end to the conflict might look like.

"The U.S. will prevail, but Iran will not be the big loser in this. They're going to have some sort of role going forward."

During the conversation, Seth outlined Iran's strategic calculus—survival of the regime and economic reconstitution—and why continued pressure in the Strait of Hormuz is less about military capability and more about maximizing leverage at the negotiating table. He also discussed how Global Guardian supported clients in the region during the early days of the war and continues to help corporate and family clients navigate evolving conditions through intelligence, armed security, and crisis response.

Global Guardian Executive Vice President Seth Krummrich joined NewsNation on 27 June to assess the state of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire as continued strikes between Israel and Iran put the agreement under its greatest pressure since it was signed.

"The MOU, frankly, the language in it is complicating the situation because it's vague."

Iran interprets provisions around strait navigation as granting it authority to dictate and discipline commercial shipping—a reading the U.S. and Gulf allies flatly reject. Without a credible third-party arbitrator, Krummrich warned, tit-for-tat attack cycles will continue. On Iran's military capabilities, he cautioned against optimism: even a small residual missile force is enough to create turbulence in the Gulf and sustain Iran's leverage at the negotiating table.

Global Guardian Executive Vice President Seth Krummrich joined NewsNation to assess Iran's latest attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and what it means for the fragile U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.

"Iran is in negotiations with us, not because they've changed fundamentally, it's because they're broke."

Krummrich assessed that Iran's continued pressure in the strait is a deliberate effort to strengthen its negotiating position—not a sign of bad faith that will derail talks, but a calculated move to extract more from the reconstruction package under discussion. He cautioned that 47 years of mistrust between the two countries will not resolve in 60 days, and that holding Iran accountable to the MOU will require a credible third-party arbitrator—not just the parties themselves.

PHYSICAL, DIGITAL SECURITY HIGH ON AGENDA FOR HNW INDIVIDUALS

Global Guardian Founder and CEO Dale Buckner spoke with Family Wealth Report on the growing physical and digital security risks facing high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and C-suite executives in today's environment.

Buckner noted that while overall crime in the U.S. has fallen, targeting of HNW individuals and their families has increased—driven by organized gangs using sophisticated techniques to track and exploit publicly available information. On the physical side, he pointed out that vulnerability is rarely inside a venue, but on the route to it. On the digital side, he warned that social media exposure and online notoriety have created risks that simply didn't exist a decade ago.

"You are going to have a completely different exposure profile after the IPO and you need to act right now."

IRAN CLOSES STRAIT OF HORMUZ AGAIN OVER ISRAELI STRIKES IN LEBANON

Global Guardian Head of Research and Intelligence Zev Faintuch contributed analysis to Newsweek as Israel's continued strikes in Lebanon threatened to unravel the fragile U.S.-Iran deal signed this week.

"It's about having some form of a bargaining chip and obviously a physical barrier to prevent Hezbollah expeditionary forces from being able to come across the border."

Faintuch assessed that Israel's military campaign in Lebanon is driven by a calculated effort to accumulate leverage—seeking both a negotiated agreement and a mechanism to disarm Hezbollah in exchange for territory, even as the Lebanon front continues to test the durability of the broader U.S.-Iran framework.

Global Guardian Executive Vice President Seth Krummrich joined NewsNation to assess the significance of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and what the road ahead looks like for a durable peace.

MORE THAN 50 IRANIAN MILITARY BASES DAMAGED IN US STRIKES SINCE THE START OF WAR, SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW

Global Guardian Head of Research and Intelligence Zev Faintuch contributed analysis to BBC Verify's investigation into the scale of damage to Iranian military bases since the start of the war.

"Iran's ability to defend itself stems less from its conventional forces, such as its air force, than from its capacity to conduct counterstrikes via missiles or drones."

Despite extensive damage to more than 50 Iranian military bases—including IRGC headquarters and key naval facilities—Faintuch's assessment underscores that Iran retains meaningful strike capability, and that the conflict's trajectory remains far from settled.

NEW REPORT IDENTIFIES UNPRECEDENTED WORLD CUP SECURITY RISKS

Global Guardian's 2026 World Cup Security Report was featured in TravelPulse, which examined the unprecedented security risks facing attendees as the tournament gets underway across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

"Opportunistic crime is the primary security risk to World Cup travelers across all host metro areas. These offenses are generally unplanned; criminals identify potential victims shortly before acting."

The report covers all three host countries across a range of threat categories—from general crime and civil unrest to terrorism and extreme weather—giving organizations and travelers a comprehensive picture of what to expect in each host city.