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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
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Maxar satellite imagery from June 22, 2025, shows extensive building damage across the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center following recent airstrikes. Multiple rooftops appear collapsed or charred in today's post-strike image. (Maxar Technologies satellite image via Getty Images)
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An operational timeline of a strike on Iran is displayed during a news conference with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen Dan Caine. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a picture after signing a 25-year strategic cooperation pact on March 27, 2021. (Getty Images)
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The opening meeting of the third session of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2025. (Ding Haitao via Getty Images)
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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber performs a fly-over during the Speed of Sound Airshow at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, on September 14, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
