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Russian President Vladimir Putin
Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei makes a speech during his meeting with senior officials and members of the air force in Tehran, Iran on February 08, 2020. (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei makes a speech during his meeting with senior officials and members of the air force in Tehran, Iran on February 08, 2020. (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Mehdi Khalaji
Senior Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Mehdi Khalaji
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 Female soldiers of the Guard of Honour of the People's Liberation Army shout as they walk in front of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev (not pictured) during the welcoming ceremony at the beginning of the meeting on
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Female soldiers of the Guard of Honour of the People's Liberation Army shout as they walk in front of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev (not pictured) during the welcoming ceremony at the beginning of the meeting on
The Islamic organization Hizb ut-Tharir holds its Friday prayer at the Parliament Square on March 21, 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The goal of Hizb ut Tharir is the implementation of the Islamic Sharia law. (Ole Jensen/Getty Images)
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The Islamic organization Hizb ut-Tharir holds its Friday prayer at the Parliament Square on March 21, 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The goal of Hizb ut Tharir is the implementation of the Islamic Sharia law. (Ole Jensen/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lorenzo Vidino
Director of the Program on Extremism at The George Washington University
Lorenzo Vidino
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