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President Donald Trump delivers a speech about the economy at Rockland Community College Fieldhouse in Suffern, New York, on May 22, 2026. (Getty Images)
Middle East
Middle East
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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman speaks to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon, March 16, 2017 (U.S. Department of Defense)
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Saudi King Salman meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 2, 2017 (Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Royal Council /Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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United States Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel (Krokodyl)
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President Trump and King Salman of Saudi Arabia sign a Joint Strategic Vision Statement in Riyadh, May 20, 2017 (Whitehouse.gov)
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Burnt out Egyptian aircraft at El-Arish base in Sinai after a pre-emptive attack by Israelis during the Six-Day War (Terry Fincher/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, to attend the G7 summit, May 25, 2017 (U.S. Marine Corps)
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Mourners carry a large cross during a funeral procession on April 10, 2017 at the Monastery of Marmina in the city of Borg El-Arab, for the victims of the blast at the Coptic Christian Saint Mark's church in Alexandria the previous day (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
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Secretary-General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah live broadcasts during a commemoration event for Mustafa Badreddine, a soldier of Hezbollah killed in Syria, in Dahieh district of Beirut, Lebanon on May 11, 2017 (Ratib Al Safadi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Israel's "Security Fence" is a solid wall along 5% of it's length. 10 meters high and reinforced concrete (Justin McIntosh)
Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
