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An Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy warship struck by a US missile lies off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on September 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao speaks to the crew of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during an all-hands call on the flight deck on August 7, 2026, in San Diego, California. (US Navy)
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USS Barry prepares to conduct an underway replenishment with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on August 16, 2026. (US Navy)
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Armed Taliban security personnel sit on an armored vehicle outside a mosque in Argo district, Badakhshan province on May 6, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Missiles produced by Iran’s armed forces are displayed during celebrations at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Anti-Israel activists pray during a protest on May 15, 2026, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Hillel Fradkin
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World
Husain Haqqani
Senior Fellow
Ludovic Hood
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
William Luti
Adjunct Fellow
Joel Rayburn
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Zineb Riboua
Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Peter Rough
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Jonathan Schachter
Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Abram N. Shulsky
Senior Fellow
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
Nir Yaron
Visiting Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
