Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
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)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
US and Israeli flags are projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem after the United States carried out airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites on June 22, 2025. (Gazi Samad via Getty Images)
President Xi Jinping attending the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress on March 5, 2025, in Beijing, China. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
Maxar satellite image shows visible craters and destruction at multiple tunnel entrances following US airstrikes on the Isfahan research center on June 22, 2025. (Satellite Image via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance sit in the Situation Room at the White House on June 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Daniel Torok via Getty Images)