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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black conducts a routine maritime exercise with IDF Israeli naval ship INS Eilat in the Red Sea following a previously scheduled port call, Feb 1, 2026. Photo: Centcom

Diplomatic push for US and Iran to keep region 'out of flames of war'

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