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 Western Wall in Jerusalem. The esplanade of the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount (Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images)
Katherine Tai, nominee for US Trade Representative, testifies during the Senate Finance committee hearings to examine her nomination in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2021. (Photo by TASOS KATOPODIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech during the inaugural session of the new parliament following February elections, in Tehran on May 27, 2020. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, during the Tsinghua Universitys ceremony, at Friendship palace on April 26, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kenzaburo Fukuhara - Pool/Getty Images)
An Indian paramilitary trooper stands alert near encounter spot in Pampore area south of Srinagar, Indian Administered Kashmir on 06 November 2020 (Photo by Muzamil Mattoo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Aerial view of the China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) Jiujiang oil refinery with crude oil processing capacity of 8 million tons per year on January 23, 2021 in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province of China. (Photo by Zhang Haiyan/VCG via Getty Images)