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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A relief on the Arch of Titus depicts sacred objects from the Temple of Jerusalem being carried during a triumphal procession, as seen on December 7, 2017, in Rome, Italy. (Getty Images)
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A US flag and an Israeli flag in front of the US Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, on January 16, 2026. (Getty Images)
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An anti-Israel and anti-US banner is seen at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, on January 4, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Protesters burn an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a gathering outside the Iranian embassy in central London on January 12, 2026. (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
