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 view of the damage is seen after a missile launched from Iran reportedly struck the area on June 15, in retaliation for recent Israeli attacks, in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 20, 2025. (Yair Palti via Getty Images)
Firefighters extinguish a fire in a building that was destroyed in an Israeli attack on June 13, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi via Getty Images)
Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)