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)
Houthi followers chant slogans during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians and against the US-led aerial attacks on Yemen on February 2, 2024. (Mohammed Hamoud via Getty Images)
Wang Yi a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee holds talks with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 26, 2024. (Wang Teng/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Armed rebels of the Iran-backed Houthi militia ride a pick-up truck during a demonstration against the United States and Israel on January 29, 2024, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Osamah Yahya via Getty Images)
President Joe Biden at the White House talking to the press on his way to an event in Miami, Florida, on January 30, 2024. (Andrew Thomas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
United States President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 30, 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)