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A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)
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President Barack Obama holds a copy of the Iran nuclear agreement presented to him by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi during the House Democratic Issues Conference on January 28, 2016, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images)
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Houthi fighters brandish their weapons during a march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 11, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)
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Brahim Ghali, president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) salutes the SADR flag on January 13, 2023. (Getty Images)
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Demonstrators hold military and Israeli flags during a protest in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem on April 2, 2025. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud walk away after a photoshoot at the US Department of State, in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Thomas/Middle East Images via AFP)
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Palestinian members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a gathering on January 31, 2016, in Gaza City. (Mahmud Hams / AFP via Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara meet during the fourth edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Türkiye, on April 11, 2025. (Turkish Presidency via Getty Images)
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James Barnett
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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
