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A picture taken on November 7, 2019 shows a partial view of the operational centre of the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) following its opening at the US 5th Fleet Command in the Bahraini capital Manama. - The United States is training Gulf allies to "protect navigation" in the region's troubled waterways, as it seeks to build an alliance to contain Iran. Washington's three-week International Maritime Exercise (IMX), which started on October 21, came after a number of commercial vessels were attacked in the Gulf from May, ratcheting up regional tensions. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP) (Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images)