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An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)
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A processing rig by Israel’s Leviathan natural-gas field near the city of Caesarea on January 31, 2019.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks remotely to the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22.
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Afghan security officials patrolled a highway in the southern province of Helmand in August. The province is a Taliban stronghold.
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Interior of Vank Cathedral, Isfahan, Iran
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Emmanuel Macron President of the French Republic on February 27, 2020 in Naples, Italy.
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrive at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Saturday, April 9, 2016.
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This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, is said to show the launching of the "Martyr Hajj Qassem" missile in an undisclosed location in Iran.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on July 21, 2020.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up the document after participating in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, at the White House on Sept. 15, 2020
Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
