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  • A view shows tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in western Gaza City on May 10, 2026, as reports indicate that Israeli forces have expanded their control over more than half of the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Ahmed Al Arini / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
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  • U.S. sailors signal to an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford, for a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, March 19, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
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  • <p>President Donald Trump said Monday that the monthlong ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support.”</p>
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  • In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on May 4, vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.
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  • US President Donald Trump rejected a previous version of Iran's peace proposal.
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  • The Emirati flag sways in the wind as the skyline of Dubai is seen in the background on June 3, 2022.
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  • TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 02: A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 02, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
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  • People ride motorcycles near a billboard featuring an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran on April 20.
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  • Israeli police detained Alex Sinclair for wearing a kippah embroidered with an Israeli and a Palestinian flag.
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  • <p>Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the Iranian regime’s killing of protesters but stressed that, “as a pastor,” he cannot support the US-Israeli war with Iran.</p>
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  • Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who works for the daily Al-Akhbar newspaper, reports near a destroyed bridge in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office after signing an Executive Order April 18, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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  • Israeli soldiers patrol along the Israel-Lebanon border on April 10, 2026. The Israeli military said on April 10 that it had "dismantled" more than 4,300 Hezbollah sites in Lebanon since fighting with the militant group began last month. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images) /
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  • A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released April 19, 2026.
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