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)
President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks at an event at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Chinese UN Ambassador Liu Jieyi speaks a meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning North Korea, September 11, 2017 (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
A U.S. Army advisor for the Afghan Air Force signals the Afghan crew chief during a training mission outside of Kabul, September 13, 2017 (Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)
A US soldier holds the national flag ahead of a handover ceremony at Leatherneck Camp in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2017 (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
A television at the New York Stock Exchange shows President Trump announcing withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord, June 1, 2017 (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images)