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A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi arrives in Tehran after a week in exile, August, 1953.
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An Israeli waves a flag during a parade marking Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in 2009.
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Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar leaves after signing an agreement with the United States during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on February 29, 2020 (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)
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American and Israeli flags outside the U.S Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Muhammad Rizieq Shihab
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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for an EU Summit on July 17, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
