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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 view of an Iranian missile after it fell near Qamishli International Airport, near the Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria, on March 4, 2026, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. (Getty Images)
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Naval units from Iran and Russia carry out joint drills near the Strait of Hormuz in Iran on February 19, 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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Cargo ships and tankers are seen in the Strait of Hormuz on February 25, 2026. (Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
