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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
Reports
Giorgi Kandelaki
Giorgi Kandelaki
Giorgi Kandelaki
luke_coffey
luke_coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Giorgi Kandelaki & Luke Coffey
5 Min Read
Smoke rises after Iran launched a missile attack targeting the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain, on February 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Smoke rises after Iran launched a missile attack targeting the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain, on February 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
Commentary
Aaron Maclean Hudson
Aaron Maclean Hudson
Aaron MacLean
Former Senior Fellow
Aaron MacLean
4 Min Read
Caption Demonstrators hold a large Iranian flag dating from before the 1979 Islamic revolution during a march in support of the people of Iran in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Demonstrators hold a large Iranian flag dating from before the 1979 Islamic revolution during a march in support of the people of Iran in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
Podcast
zineb_riboua
zineb_riboua
Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Zineb Riboua
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