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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
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An aerial view shows a mass funeral ceremony being held at the Holy Cross Church in the Al-Qassaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 24, 2025. (Izettin Kasim via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump takes questions from the press on the South Lawn of the White House on June 24, 2025. (Hu Yousong via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One and departing the White House on June 24, 2025, less than 12 hours after announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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US and Israeli flags are projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem after the United States carried out airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites on June 22, 2025. (Gazi Samad via Getty Images)
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Smoke rises as Israel targets the notorious Evin Prison in north of Tehran, Iran, on June 23, 2025. (Nikan via Getty Images)
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President Xi Jinping attending the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress on March 5, 2025, in Beijing, China. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives at King Khalid International Airport on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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James Barnett
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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
