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)
A screen displays a portrait of re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin following the announcement of the official results in the three-day presidential election at Russia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) in Moscow on March 21, 2024. (Stringer via Getty Images)
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, arrives for the opening ceremony of a new Apple store in Shanghai, China, on March 21, 2024. (VCG via Getty Images)
Visitors at TikTok's stand at the Appliance and Electronics World Expo in Shanghai, China, on April 27, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Police officers on horseback with national flags patrol the border in Xinjiang province, China, on December 29, 2023. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, speaks during the 2024 Munich Security Conference on February 17, 2024, in Munich, Germany. (Johannes Simon via Getty Images)