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There have been three major assassination attempts against President Donald Trump in the last two years.
The Department of Homeland Security has been operating without full funding from the United States Congress for 73 days, the longest such shutdown in U.S. history.
Iran has presented the United States with a maritime-specific proposal to end the U.S. naval blockade and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's proposal to the United States suggests deferring negotiations on its nuclear program to a later time.
Heather Conley predicts President Trump may authorize strategic military strikes on Iranian oil facilities, such as those on Kharg Island.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia.
Russia and Iran signed a 20-year strategic partnership agreement last year.
China has been providing Iran with parts and components for ballistic missiles.
A new geopolitical alignment, described as an "axis of evil," has formed between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
European energy security, which diversified to Qatari and American LNG after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is now being negatively impacted by the conflict with Iran.
Russia has been using its satellite program to provide targeting information against U.S. personnel in the Middle East.
The relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom has soured due to disagreements over the war with Iran.