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 pump jack, used to extract crude oil from the ground, sits above a well on the edge of a farmers field on January 21, 2015 near Ridgway, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Noble Energy CEO Charles Davidson April 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Moshe Milner/GPO via Getty Images)
Egyptian students who support the Muslim Brotherhood run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes following a demonstration outside Cairo University on March 26, 2014. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks to troops during a question-and-answer session at Camp Arifjan on February 23, 2015 in Kuwait. (Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)
The French flag flies at half mast at the Elysee Palace during a Unity rally Marche Republicaine on January 11, 2015 in Paris. (DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)