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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) General Commander Hossein Salami and IRGC Quds Force Commander Ismail Qaani attend a funeral prayer for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) General Commander Hossein Salami and IRGC Quds Force Commander Ismail Qaani attend a funeral prayer for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)
In the Media
husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz arrives at the US State Department ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 5, 2024, in Washington DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz arrives at the US State Department ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 5, 2024, in Washington DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)
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michael_doran
michael_doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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The Gates of Gaza
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Infantry soldiers from the Givati brigade of the Israel Defense Forces train with new, high-tech weapons and computers at the army's urban warfare training base on March 22, 2005, in southern Israel. (Photo by Yael Bar Hillal/IDF via Getty Images)
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michael_doran
michael_doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
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