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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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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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Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during a meeting at The Great Hall of the People on September 2, 2025, in Beijing, China. (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)
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at Canadian Aviation Electronics in Montreal, Canada, on February 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran on March 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Caption Maria Corina Machado speaks to reporters at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 3, 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)
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David Asher
Senior Fellow
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
