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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff on February 11, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Al Drago via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Yemenis brandish rifles and chant during a demonstration called for by the rebel Houthi movement in Sanaa on March 17, 2025. (Mohammed Huwais / AFP via Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering press statements before an official dinner in Jerusalem, on May 22, 2017. (Ngan Mandel/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Bryan Dozier/AFP via Getty Images)
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Maxar satellite imagery from December 12, 2024, of Iran's new drone ship (known as the Shahid Bagheri) is anchored offshore near the Iranian naval port of Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf. (Maxar Technologies via Getty Images)
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People watch as they secure an area before handing over Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 15, 2025. (Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
