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President Donald Trump pose with NATO heads of state and government at the Hague on June 25, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A person wearing a cap that reads “Make Iran Great Again” is seen as people take part in a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran on January 11, 2026, in London. (Getty Images)
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Men riding a motorbike wave a Syrian flag as Syrian government forces enter the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on February 3, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A woman walks past a mural depicting a US drone painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran on February 1, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on January 28, 2026. (US Navy)
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A newspaper in Tehran features statements by President Donald Trump concerning military options against Iran on January 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Damage at Ain al-Asad air base housing US and other troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar is seen on January 13, 2020, after an Iranian missile strike. (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
