Closed shops in Mosul’s city center, as traders and shop owners shut down markets in protest against the federal government’s increase in customs tariffs, Feb. 9, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani (left) and Tom Barrack, President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy to Syria and the US Ambassador to Turkey. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
This illustration shows the welcome sign to the Kurdish city of Kobani and the statue of the Kurdish fighter (Sharvan) in the center of the city. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Traders and business owners protest new customs tariffs in Baghdad as Iraqi anti-riot police form a security line to contain demonstrators, Feb. 8, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
Jared Kushner, 2nd right and Steve Witkoff, 3rd right visit the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea with CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, Feb. 7, 2026. (CENTCOM)
The DF-5C liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missile takes part in a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP)
Late Mulla Mustafa Barzani, the leader of the Kurdish national liberation movement (R), and General Charles de Gaulle, the former President of France (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Members of the Iraqi Counter-terrorism Service (ICTS) take part in the 'Iron Fist' tactical military exercise at Baghdad International Airport on Jun. 21, 2023. (AFP)
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi attends the IAEA’s Board of Governors' meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on Jan. 30, 2026. (AFP)
In this handout photo obtained from Iran’s foreign ministry delegation on February 6, 2026, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) arrives for a meeting with the U.S. in Muscat. (AFP)
