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A billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader standing behind an Iranian soldier with a caption in Arabic reading "a martyr leads the battlefield" in western Baghdad on March 18, 2026. (Getty Images)

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A woman holds up a sign that reads "anti-semitism kills" between police officers as people take part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting in central London on December 15, 2025. (Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One on March 15, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. (Getty Images)

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Vehicles drive along an expressway as smoke rises after an air strike in Tehran on March 5, 2026. (Getty Images)

A US Air Force F-35 takes flight in the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026. (US Air Force)

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