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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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A Peshmerga fighter next to the remains of a car bearing the Islamic State's trademark jihadist flag after an American air strike in the village of Baqufa, north of Mosul, on August 18, 2014. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants parade down a street in downtown Gaza City on August 29, 2014. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-government protest in the western city of Ramadi on March 15, 2013. (AZHAR SHALLAL/AFP/Getty Images)
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New York Times Photographer Tyler Hicks (2ndR) takes pictures of Palestinians in Gaza City on July 16, 2014. (THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
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Peshmerga fighters inspect the remains of a car bearing an image of the trademark jihadist flag, north of Mosul, August 18, 2014. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
