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The flow of Russian conventional weapons to Iran—notably sophisticated surface-to-air defense missiles—has increased markedly of late, complicating U.S.-led efforts to tamp Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

The creation of a new U.S. military command for Africa signals the continent’s growing strategic importance and its many development challenges.