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)
The No.1 Gas Processing Plant operated by China National Petroleum Corporation at Bagtyyarlyk contractual PSA territory on December 5, 2020, in Lebap Province of Turkmenistan. (Zhao Junchao/VCG via Getty Images)
Crude oil tanker at a terminal operated by China Petrochemical Corporation or Sinopec Group in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China. (VCG via Getty Images)