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An expert in U.S.-Iran relations argues the U.S. pullout from the nuclear agreement gives Iran's government a convenient scapegoat.

Lion dancers perform at Jenn Lann Temple during festivities marking the end of the nine-day Mazu Pilgrimage, on April 22nd, 2018, in Dajia near Taichung, Taiwan.

Students dance in front of riot police as they march to protest against the slowness in the progress of the Chilean education reform in Santiago on April 19th, 2018.

People fly kites during the 32nd International Kite Festival at the beach of Berck-sur-Mer, northern France, on April 18th, 2018.

A swan sits in its nest in a lake near Queen Louise's Bridge in central Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 17th, 2018.

Quaker Alan Pinch makes tea for passersby as he holds a protest against war and military action in Syria on April 12th, 2018, in Manchester, England.

Martina Hoffinger of Arte Aurelia gilding company restores letters on the Soviet Memorial at Schwarzenberg square, in Vienna, Austria, on April 11th, 2018.

100 life-sized cutouts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sit on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Refugees from Tchomia in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrive on boat at the Nsonga landing site on April 9th, 2018, in Nsonga, Uganda.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw stones toward Israeli forces during clashes following a protest along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City, on April 5th, 2018.

Central-American migrants taking part in the "Migrant Via Crucis" caravan toward the United States receive breakfast as they camp at a sport complex in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico.

A U.S. district court judge attempted to mitigate a political standstill regarding Orange County's growing homeless population.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on April 3rd, 2018.

Public school teachers and their supporters protest against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky State Capitol on April 2nd, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Students of Mehmet Akif College hold pictures of their Turkish teachers as they demonstrate against their arrest in Pristina on March 29th, 2018.

Visitors to the One World Observatory look out at a snow covered Manhattan on January 8th, 2018, in New York City.

A man walks in the middle of a flooded waterfront on January 5th, 2018, in Auckland, New Zealand.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gestures as he delivers a speech during a parliamentary session in Athens on December 19th, 2017.

A demonstrator shouts slogans in front of the Senate building during a protest against the potential approval of an internal security law that would allow the army to act as police, in Mexico City, on December 14th, 2017.

Jake Glaser, dressed as Santa Claus, skateboards at Venice Beach on December 13th, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.

Voters exit after casting their ballots at a polling station set-up in the fire department on December 11th, 2017, in Gallant, Alabama.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

A firefighter cuts brush at the Thomas Fire on December 7th, 2017, near Fillmore, California.