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Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, Saudi Arabia has been concerned about the potential influence of Iran’s supreme leader among its Shi’a population, especially since Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei took on the title of Vali-ye faqih, or “guardian-jurist.” Such concern is understandable given that the two countries are both neighbors and rivals: Khamenei is a marj’a, the highest-ranking Shi’a religious authority, but he is also the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Armed Forces. This concern over Iranian influence among the Saudi Shi’a community reached its peak following t...

The operators of USSOCOM are those men who stand between our nation and the evil men who seek to harm its people and the very foundation of liberty.

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The USS Nimitz, the world's second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was commissioned by President Gerald R. Ford in 1975 in Norfolk, Va.

Putin's political fate is directly linked to the outcome of his war in Ukraine, it makes sense that he'd take and active interest.