Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

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)

US sailors prepare to stage ordnance on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026. (US Navy)

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A view of an Iranian missile after it fell near Qamishli International Airport, near the Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria, on March 4, 2026, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. (Getty Images)

Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during a meeting at The Great Hall of the People on September 2, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran on March 2, 2026. (Getty Images)