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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
Middle East
Middle East
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Displayed fragments of what the Saudi defence ministry spokesman said were Iranian cruise missiles and drones recovered from the attack site that targeted Saudi Aramco's facilities. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/Getty Images)
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A picture taken on February 3, 2019 in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv shows a giant election billboard of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump shaking hands. (JACK GUEZ/Getty Images)
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Screen capture of a video said to show explosions in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia on September 13, 2019 (Twitter/@AhmadAlgohbary)
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Iranian Army soldiers march past President Hassan Rouhani during the Army Day parade in Tehran on April 18, 2015. (Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu points to a Jordan Valley map during his announcement on September 10, 2019 in Ramat Gan, Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
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Illustration sourced from tabletmag.com
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Israeli soldiers overlooking the Jordan Valley in June 2019. (Abir Sultan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
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Founder and Chairman of BP Capital T. Boone Pickens poses for a portrait during the 2016 Concordia Summit, September 19, 2016 in New York City. (Getty Images)
Experts
James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
