US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. (AFP)
Map of Iran highlighting the holy city of Mashhad, where U.S. strikes on the railway route overshadowed the burial of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Crowds of mourners surround the convoy carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a funeral procession in Najaf on July 8, 2026. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump (L), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and first lady Emine Erdogan pose during a reception for leaders attending the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7, 2026. (AFP)
A member of the security forces stands guard as people gather at Ferdowsi Square for the funeral procession of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran July 6, 2026. (AFP)
NATO S.G. Mark Rutte addressing a pre-summit press conference ahead of the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara on July 6, 2026. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (unseen) at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, on July 7, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
A Chinese coast guard vessel sails alongside the Philippine coast guard ship BRP Cabra, near Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Nov. 10, 2023. (AP)
President Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Aug. 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo: Getty Images)
