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A billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader standing behind an Iranian soldier with a caption in Arabic reading "a martyr leads the battlefield" in western Baghdad on March 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader standing behind an Iranian soldier with a caption in Arabic reading "a martyr leads the battlefield" in western Baghdad on March 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
Walter Russell Mead
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President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter
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President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Senior Fellow and Director, China Center
Miles Yu
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