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Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi on March 7, 2023. (Iranian Presidency Office)

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks as part of the forty-fourth anniversary events of the Iranian Revolution in Tehran, Iran on February 8, 2023. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides presents his credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, Israel, on December 5, 2021. (US Embassy Jerusalem via Flickr)

The Israeli Knesset on February 16, 2022. (US Embassy Jerusalem via Flickr)

The Grand Mosque of Tabriz in Iran's East-Azerbaijan province on April 24, 2018. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Nelson Mandela Stadium. (Flickr)

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A Chinese flag flies in Beijing, China, on June 28, 2018. (DVIDS)

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Jerusalem, Israel, on January 31, 2023. (State Department via Flickr)

An Iranian woman walks past a mural showing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2022. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)

The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired by Hamas in the sky above the Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021. (Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images)