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17 04 - 2026

22:44

US President Donald Trump. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Trump Says Iran Agreed to Halt Funding It's Proxies and Transfer Uranium

21:45

UN Secretary-General António Guterres (R), and Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L). (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

UN Welcomes Reopening of Hormuz as Erdoğan Warns of Global Crisis

21:00

CENTCOM Says 10,000 US Troops Enforcing Naval Blockade on Iran

19:50

US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on his "no tax on tips" policy at the AC Hotel Las Vegas Symphony Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Apr. 16, 2026. (AFP)

Trump tells AFP 'no sticking points' for Iran deal

19:48

Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on Mar. 31, 2026. (AFP)

Drone And Missile Strike Hits Displacement Camp in Erbil, Casualties Reported

19:11

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (L), and the US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (R). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

PM Masrour Barzani, US Interior Secretary Discuss Energy Cooperation

18:59

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AFP)

Netanyahu Says Israel Agreed to Lebanon Ceasefire at Trump’s Request

18:44

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. (Photo: IRNA)

Iranian President Says Tehran Seeks Stability as Hormuz Control Conditions Emerge

18:38

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), US President Donald Trump (middle) and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (Photo: AFP)

Aoun Says Lebanon-Israel Talks Enter Defining Phase Amid Ceasefire Efforts

17:56

US President Donald Trump. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Trump Declares ‘Great Day for the World’ as Iran Commits to Never Close Hormuz Again

17:15

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa. (Photo: AA)

Syrian President Says Major Phase with SDF Completed as Country Enters New Stage

16:45

US President Donald Trump. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Trump Declares Hormuz Open While Maintaining Iran Blockade Amid Ongoing Talks

16:29

The United States' flag (L), and The Iranian flag (R). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Washington Offers $20 Billion For Iran Uranium as Talks Advance Toward Ceasefire

16:22

Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi. (AFP)

Hormuz Breakthrough: Abbas Araghchi Declares Strait Open for Commercial Ships

15:51

Iranian newspaper front page, Tehran, April 13, 2026. (AFP)

Three Sanctioned Iranian Oil Tankers Exit Gulf Amid U.S. Blockade

14:41

Female members of the Kurdish opposition Komala party of Eastern Kurdistan carry slain Peshmerga Ghazal Mawlan at Sulaimani funeral, April 16, 2026. (AFP)

Mawlan Case: Care Denial, Funeral Dispute After Drone Strike

14:08

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) during his meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, April 17, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

Kurdistan Region President, Syrian President Discuss Regional Cooperation, Kurdish Issue

13:39

A cargo ship is seen in the Hormuz Strait. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran–US Strait Blockade Becomes 'Battle of Wills,' Warns The Atlantic Analysis

13:18

US Visa First Page (Photo: Getty Images)

Trump administration expands visa restrictions targeting individuals linked to “U.S. adversaries”

13:10

A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on Feb. 25, 2026. (AFP)

South Korea Confirms First Crude Shipment via Red Sea After Hormuz Closure

12:40

The flags of Iran (middle), Lebanon (right), and Israel. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Iran Emphasizes Lebanon Ceasefire as Equal Priority Amid Ongoing Regional Tensions

12:07

Iranian commanders walk past underground missiles (Photo: Sepah News/AP)

Iran Digging for Buried Missile Launchers

11:45

The photograph shows several Kurdish horse riders dressed in traditional Kurdish attire. (Photo: Kurdistan Chronicle)

Kurdish Purebred Horse in Folklore, Poetry, and Cultural Memory

10:46

French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: AFP)

Emmanuel Macron Warns Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire ‘May Already Be Undermined’

10:25

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: AP)

U.S. Democrats Grow Increasingly Critical of Israel Aid

10:16

U.S. President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump Describes Iran Conflict as Near Conclusion, Cites Interceptions and Naval Losses

10:14

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) posing for a picture with Tom Barrack, the Special Envoy of Donald Trump for Syrian Affairs. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

Kurdistan Region President, U.S. Envoy to Syria Discuss Regional Developments

09:06

Supporters of Hezbollah celebrate the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect, Beirut, Lebanon, on April 17, 2026. (AP)

Ceasefire Takes Effect in Lebanon as Violations Reported, Israel Holds Positions

08:32

Members of the Kurdish Komala party gather during the funeral of Ghazal Moulai, April 16, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Outrage Mounts in Kurdistan Region After Death of Drone Attack Victim Ghazal Mawlan

16 04 - 2026

22:55

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Trump Announces Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire in Response to Kurdistan24 Question, Signals Potential White House Talks

21:50

Mohammed Samaan, the newly appointed governor of Kirkuk. (Photo: Iraqi Turkmen Front media)

Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha Resigns, Mohammed Samaan Appointed Successor

21:08

Cargo ships and oil tankers transit through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital oil shipping lanes. (Photo: AFP)

Sanctioned Ships Reach Iranian Waters Despite US Blockade in Strait of Hormuz

19:51

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), US President Donald Trump (middle) and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (Photo: AFP)

Trump Announces 10-Day Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire Amid Ongoing Conflict

18:20

KDP Reaffirms Support for Kirkuk Components, Rejects 'Imposed' Agreements

17:13

President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with Maxim Rubin, Consul General of Russia in Erbil, April 16, 2026. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

President Barzani, Russian Consul General Discuss Strengthening Ties and Regional Stability

16:36

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 16, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo: AFP)

US War Secretary Pete Hegseth Warns of Indefinite Iran Port Blockade, Possible Strikes

15:45

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L-U) and SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi (R-U) and Ilham Ahmed (R_D) and Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani (L-D). (Photo: Alekhbariya)

SDF Chief Sits Down with Al-Sharaa as Syria Moves to Absorb Kurdish Forces into Its Military

14:16

Reber Ahmed, a senior Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official and member of its Central Committee, April 16, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

KDP Reiterates Rejection of “Rashid Hotel” Deal on Kirkuk Administration

13:33

An aerial view of Sami Abdulrahman Park in Erbil, Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Visit Kurdistan)

How Erbil Transformed Its Environment Under the Ninth Cabinet

13:16

The meeting hall of Kirkuk's Provincial Council. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kirkuk Provincial Council Meeting Delayed Until Evening Over Lack of Quorum

12:41

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) greeting Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif prior to their meeting in Jeddah, April 15, 2026. (AFP)

Sharif’s Gulf Tour Signals Renewed Push for US-Iran Talks in Pakistan

11:42

A file photo of forensic teams and local workers conduct an exhumation at a recently discovered mass grave site in Nineveh province. (Photo: Handed to Kurdistan24)

Three Mass Graves in Mosul to Be Exhumed, One Believed to Hold Peshmerga Fighters

10:44

President Masoud Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

President Barzani Says Kurdish Suffering Will Never be Forgotten on Balisan Anniversary

10:31

Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on Mar. 31, 2026. (AFP)

Tehran Escalates Rhetoric as Adviser Says Iran Prepared for Extended War

10:28

China's President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)

China Condemns US Blockade of Iranian Ports as Tensions Rise in Strait of Hormuz

10:12

Shakhawan Abdullah, head of the KDP faction in the Council of Representatives of Iraq. (Kurdistan24)

KDP Rejects Kirkuk Council Session as “Illegal” Amid Governor Change Dispute

09:42

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan's Presidency)

Kurdistan Region President Commemorates 39th Anniversary of Balisan Chemical Attack

09:05

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan PM Calls for Reparations on Anniversary of Balisan Chemical Attacks

08:26

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami, on Apr. 11, 2026. (AFP)

Trump: Israel and Lebanon Leaders to Hold Talks Thursday for the First Time in 34 Years

08:04

A high-angle aerial photograph of a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: CENTCOM)

US Navy Turns Back Iranian Cargo Ship at Hormuz as Blockade Holds Firm

15 04 - 2026

23:06

Ahmed Jumaa Al-Marashda (right), Director of Arab Affairs at the ministry, delivering protest note to Omar Abdulmajid Hamid Al-Obaidi, the chargé d’affaires of Iraq’s embassy in Abu Dhabi. (Photo: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

UAE Summons Iraqi Envoy, Issues Protest Over Attacks from Iraqi Territory

22:18

The flag of the United States of America (left), and the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iran Rejects US Request to Extend Ceasefire, Insists Washington Must Honor Existing Commitments

21:55

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

White House Signals Optimism Over New Iran Talks, Islamabad Likely Venue

21:21

Digla sub-district. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan’s Asayish Releases Data on Aerial Strikes Targeting Refugee Areas

20:23

Flags of U.S. and Iran against the backdrop of US aircraft carriers. (Illustraion and Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Bloomberg: U.S. And Iran Weigh Two-Week Ceasefire Extension Amid Rising Tensions

20:16

KDP Boycotts Kirkuk Council Session Over Controversial Political Deal

19:18

Sailors gather on the deck of a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer during an underway replenishment at sunset. (Photo: CENTCOM)

No Vessels Pass: US Navy Tightens Grip on Iranian Ports Amid Rising Tensions

18:40

A young Yazidi man and woman in traditional Yazidi attire share colored eggs during a Red Wednesday festival. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

From Lalish to the World: Exploring the Deep Spiritual Traditions of Yazidi Festivals

18:15

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi welcoming a high-level Pakistani delegation, April 15, 2026. (Photo: Tasnim News Agency)

Pakistan Delegation Arrives in Tehran as Iran Signals Continued Talks After Failed US Negotiations

17:54

Sami Abdulrahman Park in Erbil. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Region Reduces 690,000 Tons of Toxic Gases Annually

17:19

The meeting of the Coordination Framework. (Photo: INA)

Maliki Withdraws from PM Race, Proposes Basim al-Badri as Alternative Candidate

17:03

Turned Canvas in the Non-Art Exhibition launched at Media Gallery in Erbil, at APr. 15, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Artists In Erbil Turn Canvas Around in Bold Exhibition with No Visible Art

16:31

Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows first aid officers ambulances parking next to a school in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. (Photo: AFP)

School Shooting in Northern Kurdistan Leaves Four Dead, 20 Wounded

16:27

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Former Iranian President Khatami Backs Talks, Says Iran Is in a New Phase

16:16

U.S President Donald J. Trump (Photo: AP)

Europe advances NATO fallback plan amid Trump threats and Iran war tensions

15:37

President Donald Trump, L, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP)

Trump Says China 'Very Happy' with Hormuz Move, Claims Xi Agreed Not to Arm Iran

14:35

US troops Deployment. (Photo: U.S. Department of War)

US ramps up pressure on Iran with troop deployment and blockade as talks edge toward restart

13:55

The statue of a Peshmerga fighter holding the Kurdistan flag at the main entrance to Kirkuk province. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Deal Paves Way for Turkmen Governor in Kirkuk Amid Political Bargaining

13:04

The flags of Iran, L, and China. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran used Chinese satellite to target US bases

12:15

A Kurdish woman pours milk she collected into a jerrycan as she stands amid a flock of sheep in the mountains of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province on July 12, 2025.

Kurdish Shepherds Return to Türkiye’s Hakkari Mountains as Peace Efforts Ease Decades of Conflict

11:36

A Kurdish farmer in traditional attire working in his field during the wheat harvest. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

KRG Slams Baghdad Wheat Quota as “Unjust,” Says Kurdistan Farmers Treated Unequally

10:32

The front pages of some Italian newspapers reporting on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about Pope Leo XIV, with headlines using words such as "outrage", "shock attack", "insult", and Trump's schism," April 14, 2026 (AP)

Trump Rebukes Pope Leo Over Iran Remarks, Cites Protest Death Toll

09:10

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Region PM Extends Warm Wishes to Yazidis on New Year

08:29

Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif waves as he departs for China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, from Lahore, Pakistan, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP)

Pakistan’s Sharif Embarks on Gulf-Turkey Diplomatic Tour Amid US-Iran Mediation Efforts

14 04 - 2026

23:32

US Treasury Launches 'Economic Fury' Against Iran