Airbus A330-343 aircraft of German airline Lufthansa flies past giant logo of German automotive brand Mercedes-Benz is seen atop a Mercedes dealership in Offenbach, western Germany, early on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - This screen grab made on September 9, 2026, from a handout video released by US Central Command on September 8, 2026, shows what the US military says is a strike on an Iranian tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Iran launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East on September 9 in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war. The United States and Iran are locked in a stalemate six months into the war, with Iran maintaining a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and Washington pushing a campaign to choke Iran's ports and economy. (Photo by Handout / US Central Command Public Affairs / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US CENTRAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO RESALE

This screen grab made on September 9, 2026, from a handout video released by US Central Command on September 8, 2026, shows what the US military says is a strike on an Iranian tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Iran launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East on September 9 in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war. The United States and Iran are locked in a stalemate six months into the war, with Iran maintaining a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and Washington pushing a campaign to choke Iran's ports and economy. (Photo by Handout / US Central Command Public Affairs / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US CENTRAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO RESALE

This screen grab made on September 9, 2026, from a handout video released by US Central Command on September 8, 2026, shows what the US military says is a strike on an Iranian tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Iran launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East on September 9 in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war. The United States and Iran are locked in a stalemate six months into the war, with Iran maintaining a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and Washington pushing a campaign to choke Iran's ports and economy. (Photo by Handout / US Central Command Public Affairs / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US CENTRAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO RESALE

TOPSHOT - This US Navy handout photograph released by US Central Command Public Affairs on September 8, 2026, shows an EA-18G Growler taking off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington on September 1, 2026. Iran launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East on September 9 in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war. The United States and Iran are locked in a stalemate six months into the war, with Iran maintaining a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and Washington pushing a campaign to choke Iran's ports and economy. (Photo by Handout / US NAVY / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US CENTRAL COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS / US NAVY" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A craftsman makes a wicker basket at a stall during an exhibition in Srinagar on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP via Getty Images)

A man looks at antiques displayed at a stall during an exhibition in Srinagar on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP via Getty Images)

An artisan embroiders a rug at a stall during an exhibition in Srinagar on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP via Getty Images)