National Security and Defense

Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (MAXIM MALINOVSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (MAXIM MALINOVSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
4 Min Read
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Koran at the opening ceremony of the Selehaddin Eyyubi airport on May 26, 2015, in eastern city of Hakkari. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Koran at the opening ceremony of the Selehaddin Eyyubi airport on May 26, 2015, in eastern city of Hakkari. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Svante E. Cornell
Director of the American Foreign Policy Council’s Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Svante E. Cornell
Long Read
Iran's heavy water production facility, October 27, 2004, Arak, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
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Iran's heavy water production facility, October 27, 2004, Arak, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
Commentary
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
5 Min Read
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paolo Bayas/Released)
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(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paolo Bayas/Released)
Commentary
Bryan McGrath
Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower
Bryan McGrath
4 Min Read
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