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An Israeli Navy vessel passes by the Tamar drilling natural gas production platform during a squadron exercise on May 27, 2013 off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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An Israeli Navy vessel passes by the Tamar drilling natural gas production platform during a squadron exercise on May 27, 2013 off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Reports
Head, Haifa Research Center for Maritime Strategy
Former U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Former Commander-in-Chief, Israeli Navy, Former Head, Shin-Bet
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President, Yorktown Institute
Former Chairman & CEO, Noble Energy, Inc.
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Senior Fellow
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Senior Fellow
Former Chief of U.S. Naval Operations
Sir Isaac Wolfson Emeritus Professor of Public Finance, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2 Min Read
U.S President Barack Obama during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in response to the Iran nuclear deal on July 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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U.S President Barack Obama during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in response to the Iran nuclear deal on July 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Commentary
Former Senior Fellow
6 Min Read
Iranian schoolgirls wave their national flag and hold an anti-US slogan during celebrations in Tehran's Azadi Square (Freedom Square) to mark the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on February 11, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iranian schoolgirls wave their national flag and hold an anti-US slogan during celebrations in Tehran's Azadi Square (Freedom Square) to mark the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on February 11, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
6 Min Read
A S-200 surface-to-air missile is driven past Iranian military commanders during the annual military parade on September 22, 2015, in the capital Tehran. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A S-200 surface-to-air missile is driven past Iranian military commanders during the annual military parade on September 22, 2015, in the capital Tehran. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Senior Fellow, Co-Founder, and Trustee Emeritus
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