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A satellite view shows boats around Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, September 13, 2026. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island on September 11, according to four Yemeni government sources. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT
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FILE PHOTO: Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration created on September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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FILE PHOTO: Cars drive past a sign of Meta, the new name for the company formerly known as Facebook, at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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A tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, August 9, 2026. REUTERS
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A man walks next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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A woman walks next to a mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
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Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics attends a joint press conference with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, Germany, July 3, 2026. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben
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A projectile is fired during what the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026. U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. VERIFICATION: - Location and date could not be verified. - No earlier version of the video found posted online before Saturday (July 11). TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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