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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason in the Arabian Sea on June 20, 2026. (US Navy)
An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason in the Arabian Sea on June 20, 2026. (US Navy)
Commentary
What the US and Iran Are Fighting Over
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michael_doran
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Michael Doran
Commentary
Commentary
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A hole is visible in a damaged bridge following US air strikes carried out a day earlier in the southern Hormozgan Province, Iran, on July 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
A hole is visible in a damaged bridge following US air strikes carried out a day earlier in the southern Hormozgan Province, Iran, on July 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
Podcast
Iran Strikes Escalate
Brigham McCown
Brigham McCown
Brigham A. McCown
Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security
Brigham A. McCown
Podcast
Podcast
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