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Sales quoted in Foreign Policy on countering Iran with force

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Bakir quoted in The New Arab on the US combatting Iraq’s Shi’a militias

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Aboudouh in Chatham House: Yes, China pressured Iran on Red Sea attacks – but only to protect its own ships

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