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)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers a speech ahead of the arrival of President Donald Trump aboard USS George Washington on October 28, 2025, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
A screen shows images of China's President Xi Jinping at the Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai on February 27, 2025. (Getty Images)