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This handout picture provided by the Iranian Army office on Dec. 24, 2023, shows soldiers attending the unveiling ceremony of a new missile system. — This handout picture provided by the Iranian Army office on Dec. 24, 2023, shows soldiers attending the unveiling ceremony of a new missile system at a naval base near the Indian Ocean in the southern Iranian port of Konarak. — Iranian Army office/AFP via Getty Images

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