Foreign Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Screenshot of the Iranian news program that aired footage of the 10 U.S. sailors who were taken hostage. (Sepah News)
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Screenshot of the Iranian news program that aired footage of the 10 U.S. sailors who were taken hostage. (Sepah News)
Commentary
Former Senior Fellow
4 Min Read
Iranian protesters set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities, on January 2, 2016. (MOHAMMADREZA NADIMI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iranian protesters set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities, on January 2, 2016. (MOHAMMADREZA NADIMI/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Former Senior Fellow
6 Min Read
Iranians gather during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities, at Imam Hossein Square in the capital Tehran on January 4, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iranians gather during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities, at Imam Hossein Square in the capital Tehran on January 4, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Former Senior Fellow
6 Min Read
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