The meeting of Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack and SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi, June 16, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with Tom Barrack, U.S. Presidential Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq, June 16, 2026. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) shaking hands with His Beatitude Patriarch Mar Polis III Nona, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq and worldwide, June 16, 2026. (Photo: KRG)
L-R: Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and His Beatitude Mar Paul III Nona, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and the World. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Ghalibaf, an influential figure, has grown in prominence since the start of the war and was the lead negotiator in the so far only round of direct US-Iranian talks. (AFP)
A man exchanges U.S. dollars at street money changer in the main Shurja market in central Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
A billboard on which hangs a portrait of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and reads, 'Diplomacy is the way to end war in Lebanon' along the highway of the coastal city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, June 15, 2026. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump disembarks Air force One after landing at the Geneva airport ahead of the G7 summit, in Geneva on June 15, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference to announce government action to protect children online, at Downing Street in central London, June 15, 2026. (AP)
US military jets perform a flyover as US President Donald Trump attends the "UFC Freedom 250" event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2026. (AFP)
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026. (AP)
US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the "Secure America Act" in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Motorists drive along a road near Milad Tower, Iran’s 435-meter telecommunications landmark and part of Tehran’s International Trade and Convention Centre, on May 26, 2026. (AFP)
UK's Royal Navy ships activated to monitor Russian naval movements in the English Channel during a two-day operation conducted in coordination with NATO allies, January 23, 2026. (Royal Navy)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the manufacturing site of an 8,700-tonnage nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine, December 25, 2025. (KCNA)
