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The national flag of Iran is seen on top of the Austrian Chancellery during the visit of President Hassan Rouhani in Vienna, Austria July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Meet the Organization Pushing Regime Change in Iran—and Its Willing American Accomplices

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Finnish missile boat Pori (83), the fourth ship of Hamina class missile boats, in South Harbor of Helsinki.

Will Russia Stop Israel From Selling Deadly Anti-Ship Missiles to Finland?

A woman reacts as she rests from walking back to Tel Abyad town, Raqqa governorate, after fleeing Maskana town in the Aleppo countryside June 16, 2015. With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more depend

Here's What a Trump-Putin Deal on Syria Could Look Like

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the funeral service of former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Trump Hasn't Learned from Obama's Mistakes on Middle East Peace

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The U.S. Mission in Afghanistan Is Not Making Us Safer—It’s Time to Bring It to an End

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A Syrian security personnel stands guard as rebel fighters and their families evacuate the besieged Waer district in the central Syrian city of Homs, after an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army, Syria May 21, 2017.

Syria Is Still a Mess

The national flag of Iran is seen on top of the Austrian Chancellery during the visit of President Hassan Rouhani in Vienna, Austria July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Meet the Organization Pushing Regime Change in Iran—and Its Willing American Accomplices

Finnish missile boat Pori (83), the fourth ship of Hamina class missile boats, in South Harbor of Helsinki.

Will Russia Stop Israel From Selling Deadly Anti-Ship Missiles to Finland?

A woman reacts as she rests from walking back to Tel Abyad town, Raqqa governorate, after fleeing Maskana town in the Aleppo countryside June 16, 2015. With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more depend

Here's What a Trump-Putin Deal on Syria Could Look Like

Russia’s Deadly T-90A Tanks are Dying (Like Everyone Else’s) In Syria

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the funeral service of former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Trump Hasn't Learned from Obama's Mistakes on Middle East Peace

A man gestures as he rides a motorbike in Deraa, Syria, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Trump Should Uphold the Syrian Cease-Fire He Negotiated

The Israel Air Force and the Italian Air Force conclude an extensive, two-week exercise in Sardinia.

Get Ready, Iran: Israel Has an Air-Launched Ballistic Missile

A U.S. Navy Grumman Grumman F-14A-85-GR Tomcat (BuNo 159595) from fighter squadron VF-143 Pukin' Dogs in flight on 20 April 1987, armed with three AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles

Revealed: Secret F-14 Tomcats Covered Commandos in Iraq in 2003

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The U.S. Mission in Afghanistan Is Not Making Us Safer—It’s Time to Bring It to an End

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