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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Middle East
Middle East
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Turkish army soldiers drive towards the border with Syria near Akcakale in Sanliurfa province on October 8, 2019. (AFP/Getty Images)
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Afghan Security personnel inspect the scene of a suicide bomb blast targeted a Police vehicle on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 13 June 2019. (Wali Sabawoon/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Displayed fragments of what the Saudi defence ministry spokesman said were Iranian cruise missiles and drones recovered from the attack site that targeted Saudi Aramco's facilities. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/Getty Images)
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A picture taken on February 3, 2019 in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv shows a giant election billboard of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump shaking hands. (JACK GUEZ/Getty Images)
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Screen capture of a video said to show explosions in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia on September 13, 2019 (Twitter/@AhmadAlgohbary)
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Iranian Army soldiers march past President Hassan Rouhani during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2015. (Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu points to a Jordan Valley map during his announcement on September 10, 2019 in Ramat Gan, Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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
