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A police officer inspects a damaged apartment a day after a direct missile strike from Iran hit a residential building in Beersheba, Israel on June 25, 2025. A police officer inspects a damaged apartment a day after a direct missile strike from Iran hit a residential building in Beersheba, Israel on June 25, 2025.
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Security and Middle East policy experts discuss the Iran-Israel conflict, the current ceasefire, and the status of Iran's nuclear program.

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Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan delivers the Lester Crown Distinguished Lecture on US Foreign Policy.

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