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)
A PLA Navy fleet including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, submarines, vessels and fighter jets take part in a review in the South China Sea on April 12, 2018. (VCG via Getty Images)
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo (R) speaks during a joint press conference with Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jnr at the foreign affairs office in Manila on March 1, 2019. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a news conference following his second summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on February 28, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Tuan Mark/Getty Images)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel deliberates with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the official agenda on the second day of the G7 summit on June 9, 2018 in Charlevoix, Canada. (Jesco Denzel /Bundesregierung/Getty Images)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on February 22, 2019. (HOW HWEE YOUNG/AFP/Getty Images)
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un walks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a break in talks at their historic US-North Korea summit, in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump speak together on the first day of the G7 Summit, on June 8, 2018 in La Malbaie, Canada. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)