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A flag of the United Nations flies at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on August 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
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State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller speaks on the Iranian missile attacks on Israel on October 1, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
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Former President Donald Trump walks off stage at the end of a campaign rally on October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
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Illustration of four of the United States Founding Fathers,1774. (Getty Images)
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American flags are seen waving during a Naturalization Ceremony at Liberty State Park on September 17, 2024, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)
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Activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party take part in a public rally in Lahore on September 21, 2024. (Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, on October 4, 2024. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Japan's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, arrives at the prime minister's official residence on October 1, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images)
Experts
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
