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![Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2022-09/GettyImages-964322666.jpg?h=b2774bcf&itok=8LR2ZEhQ)
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks remotely to the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16415/feature_im_240699.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=meX5JHS3)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks remotely to the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22.
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![Afghan security officials patrolled a highway in the southern province of Helmand in August. The province is a Taliban stronghold.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16410/feature_30afghan_attacks_jumbo.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=Akx8jSsy)
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Afghan security officials patrolled a highway in the southern province of Helmand in August. The province is a Taliban stronghold.
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![Interior of Vank Cathedral, Isfahan, Iran](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16407/feature_800px_vank_cathedral_06.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=OZPu61Fm)
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Interior of Vank Cathedral, Isfahan, Iran
![Emmanuel Macron President of the French Republic on February 27, 2020 in Naples, Italy.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16400/feature_macron.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=xbQIENJj)
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Emmanuel Macron President of the French Republic on February 27, 2020 in Naples, Italy.
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![A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrive at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Saturday, April 9, 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16401/feature_mideast_islamic_state_bombers_jpeg_077e3_s878x584.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=H25z-wAB)
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrive at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Saturday, April 9, 2016.
![This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, is said to show the launching of the "Martyr Hajj Qassem" missile in an undisclosed location in Iran.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16399/feature_capture_jpg.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=9NDsbNRa)
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This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, is said to show the launching of the "Martyr Hajj Qassem" missile in an undisclosed location in Iran.
![Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on July 21, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16390/feature_pava.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=-JkM1C0-)
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on July 21, 2020.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up the document after participating in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, at the White House on Sept. 15, 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16392/feature_getty_images_1228530073.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=EWbRS3QZ)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up the document after participating in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, at the White House on Sept. 15, 2020
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![U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd L), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) and Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani (2nd R) on Sept. 15, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16383/feature_israel_uae.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=FHDtBP9k)
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U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd L), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) and Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani (2nd R) on Sept. 15, 2020.
![Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/researches/thumb/16379/feature_israel_uae_deal_trump.jpg?h=ae002e9f&itok=rtgweGTv)
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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the