National Security and Defense

Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (MAXIM MALINOVSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (MAXIM MALINOVSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
4 Min Read
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Koran at the opening ceremony of the Selehaddin Eyyubi airport on May 26, 2015, in eastern city of Hakkari. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Koran at the opening ceremony of the Selehaddin Eyyubi airport on May 26, 2015, in eastern city of Hakkari. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Svante E. Cornell
Director of the American Foreign Policy Council’s Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Svante E. Cornell
Long Read