F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts are prepared for a mission during Operation Noble Defender at Pittufik Space Base in Greenland on January 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Priti Patel MP listens during a press conference on May 19, 2025, in London, England. (Getty Images)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on January 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
Demonstrators hold a large Iranian flag dating from before the 1979 Islamic revolution during a march in support of the people of Iran in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
A Palestinian teenager repairs worn and damaged banknotes due to the prolonged shortage of new currency entering the Gaza Strip on February 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
Caption Naval units from Iran and Russia carry out joint naval drills at the Port of Bandar Abbas near the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan, Iran, on February 19, 2026. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter