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Iranian protesters set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities, on January 2, 2016. (MOHAMMADREZA NADIMI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iranian protesters set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities, on January 2, 2016. (MOHAMMADREZA NADIMI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Former Senior Fellow
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Iranians gather during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities, at Imam Hossein Square in the capital Tehran on January 4, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iranians gather during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities, at Imam Hossein Square in the capital Tehran on January 4, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Former Senior Fellow
6 Min Read
Syrians walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported air strikes by regime forces in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on August 30, 2015. (ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Syrians walk amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following reported air strikes by regime forces in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on August 30, 2015. (ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Former Senior Fellow
5 Min Read
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