By Mariel Ferragamo, Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow
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![<p>Iranian flags hang next to a missile on display during the forty-seventh anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2026.</p>]()
![Plumes of smoke rise over the residential areas of the Iranian capital following airstrikes amid ongoing U.S.–Israel attacks as multiple explosions are heard across the city in Tehran.]()
By Ray Takeyh, Elliott Abrams, Steven A. Cook, Linda Robinson, Max Boot and Elisa Ewers![<p>The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS <em>Abraham Lincoln</em> leads its strike group during a photo exercise in the Arabian Sea, February 6, 2026.</p>]()
By Steven A. Cook![<p>Iranians attend an antigovernment protest in Tehran, Iran, on January 9, 2026. </p>]()
By Elliott Abrams, Henri J. Barkey, Steven A. Cook and Elisa Ewers![Iran Protests]()
Meeting![<p>President Donald Trump waits outside of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, DC, February 11, 2025. </p>]()
By Rebecca Lissner, Will Freeman, David Sacks, Liana Fix, Steven A. Cook, Michelle Gavin and Paul B. Stares![<p>President Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House during an arrival ceremony on November 18, 2025.</p>]()
By Steven A. Cook![<p>Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the eightieth UN General Assembly in New York on September 24.</p>]()
By Steven A. Cook![<p>Warships attend the Maritime Security Belt 2024 international naval exercise of Russia, China and Iran in the Gulf of Oman in this handout image obtained on March 12, 2024.</p>]()
By Benjamin M. Holtzman- By Elliott Abrams
- By Elliott Abrams
![<p>A boy holds a Palestinian flag on top of a mound of rubble in the central Gaza Strip. </p>]()
By Mariel Ferragamo and Diana Roy- By Elliott Abrams
- By Elliott Abrams
![<p>Smoke billows over destroyed buildings in Gaza during an Israeli strike, July 17, 2025.</p>]()
By Steven A. Cook- By Elliott Abrams
![<p>Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, seen with Major General Essa Saif Al Mazrouei Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces and Faisal Al Bannai, Chief Executive and Managing Director of EDGE, tours the 2023 Internation</p>]()
By Benjamin M. Holtzman![<p>Crowds form in Gaza City as Palestinians line up to receive food distributed by a charity amid an ongoing Israeli blockade.</p>]()
By Mariel Ferragamo- By Elliott Abrams
![<p>Saudi man looks at the solar plant in Uyayna, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</p>]()
By Benjamin M. Holtzman
