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A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft flies over the US Central Command area of responsibility during Operation Epic Fury, March 9, 2026. (US Air Force)

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The vessel 'Containerships Borealis' arrives at the mouth of the River Tees, March 10, 2026, in Teesside, England. (Getty Images)

A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city on March 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan wave from the Truman Balcony after signing the Abraham Accords in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2020. (Getty Images)

Pro-Iran protesters brandish billboards depicting the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei, flags of Yemen and Iran, weapons, and chant slogans as they take part in a rally on March 1, 2026, in Sana'a, Yemen. (Getty Images)

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. (Getty Images)

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Caption Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 13, 2018. (Getty Images)