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#13159545

5 January 2026

In July 2011, the USS Bataan (LHD-5), a Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, operates in the Mediterranean Sea during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. 6th Fleet. It embarks with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, providing amphibious power projection, command and control, and support to maritime security operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and regional crisis response, including the initial phases of operations related to the Libyan crisis. The naval task group consists of USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), and USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), and is augmented by elements of Amphibious Squadron 6, Naval Beach Group, Fleet Surgical Team 8, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28. The Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd MEU, centered on Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263, operates MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, AV-8B Harrier II, AH-1W Super Cobra, and UH-1N Huey aircraft to provide assault support, logistical lift, close air support, armed escort, and command and control in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ashore.

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#13156262

4 January 2026

On June 16, 2016, the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) operates in the Mediterranean Sea during its operational deployment with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. The vessel operates within the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of responsibility, headquartered in Naples, as part of naval presence and cooperation activities with allied forces.

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#13156282

4 January 2026

On June 16, 2016, the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) operates in the Mediterranean Sea during its operational deployment with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. The vessel operates within the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of responsibility, headquartered in Naples, as part of naval presence and cooperation activities with allied forces.

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#13152197

3 January 2026

An Iranian artist portrays the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, in an anti-Israeli piece during an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152198

3 January 2026

An Iranian artist portrays the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, in an anti-Israeli piece during an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152199

3 January 2026

An Iranian artist portrays the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, in an anti-Israeli piece during an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152200

3 January 2026

Iranian artists portray the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, and the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in an anti-Israeli piece in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152163

3 January 2026

Iranian artists perform in an anti-Israeli piece during an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152164

3 January 2026

A statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, is pictured before the beginning of a ceremony in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152165

3 January 2026

A young Iranian woman wearing a hat participates in an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152166

3 January 2026

Veiled Iranian women adjust flowers before the beginning of an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152167

3 January 2026

Iranian men stand under a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, before the beginning of a ceremony in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152168

3 January 2026

An Iranian man prays as a scale model of the Kaaba is pictured during an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152169

3 January 2026

A traffic police vehicle blocks a street to a square during an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152170

3 January 2026

A traffic police vehicle blocks a street to a square during an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims, Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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#13152171

3 January 2026

Iranian people walk under a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during an unveiling ceremony of a statue of the Islamic leader of the Shi'ite Muslims Imam Ali, the father of Imam al-Hussain, in southern Tehran, Iran, on January 3, 2026.

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