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An oil tanker is being unloaded with imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port Oil Terminal in Shandong Province, China on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump, during his speech about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Getty Images)
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A view of the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026, in the west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian recruits of Air Assault Forces complete a basic military training in a training center, on March 27, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf in Iran on March 12, 2017. (Getty Images)
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A US sailor signals to an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on March 17, 2026. (US Navy)
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The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Souda Bay on March 23, 2026, in Souda, Greece. (Getty Images)
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Unmanned surface vessels supported by Naval Surface Warfare Center at the Portuguese Navy Operational Experimentation Center in Troia, Portugal on September 24, 2025 (US Navy)
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Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
