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![US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, amid heightened regional tensions following the Iran crisis. [Image via AFP].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-3-3-scaled-1.webp "US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, amid heightened regional tensions following the Iran crisis. [Image via AFP].")
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