Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks speaks in Tehran, Iran on January 03, 2026. (Photo by IRANIAN LEADER PRESS OFFICE/Anadolu via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump arrives on stage during a town hall campaign event at the Lancaster County Convention Center on October 20, 2024, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Getty Images)

An Israeli Air Force F-16 departs in-flight on July 11, 2023. (US Air Force)

US Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly in formation during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel, Oct. 12, 2020. (US Air Force)

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US Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly in formation during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel on October 12, 2020. (US Air Force)

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Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks at his election night watch party on November 4, 2025, in New York City. (Getty Images)