An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)
An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A picture taken on March 12, 2017, shows an Iranian military speedboat patrols the waters as a tanker perpares to dock at the oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf. (AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan hosts a multi-lateral meeting with Asian nations, at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2019, Singapore, May 31, 2019. (Lisa Ferdinando)
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to European Council President Donald Tusk upon his arrival at EU headquarters in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. (EMMANUEL DUNAND/Getty Images)