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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a meeting to discuss the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, on March 30, 2026, in London, England. (Getty Images)

Wreckage is seen from what Iranian authorities say is a US military helicopter on April 5, 2026, in an unspecified location in Iran. (Getty Images)

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)

The logo of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Getty Images)

US Navy aircraft fly over the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 3, 2026. (US Navy)

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Lightning occurs when META 4, an oil products tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026, at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman. (Getty Images)

A NATO flag flies at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025. (Getty Images)

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Black smoke billows from an Israeli air strike on an alleged pro-Iranian Hezbollah target in southern Beirut on March 4, 2026. (Getty Images)

A cargo ship docked at Port Aktau, Kazakhstan, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)