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)
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military personnel walks next to an Iranian Emad Surface-to-Surface missile in downtown Tehran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi during their meeting on the sidelines of the 6th Caspian Summit in Ashgabat on June 29, 2022. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev/SPUTNIK / AFP via Getty Images)
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the prospect foundation forum in Taipei. (Photo by Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi meets Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Tehran, Iran on March 05, 2022. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Representatives of the European Union, Iran and others attend the Iran nuclear talks at the Grand Hotel on April 15, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by EU Delegation in Vienna via Getty Images)