a mural depicting an Iranian official in civilian clothing sitting across the table from an American official wearing military fatigues painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran. (AFP)
The head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki (R), and Tom Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria (L), on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo: Maliki’s media office)
The Internal Security Forces (Asayish) Directorate building in Kobani city, Western Kurdistan (Northern Syria), on Feb. 27, 2026. (Photo: Syrian Ministry of Interior)
Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in the strategic opposition-controlled town of Akobo, Jonglei State, on February 12, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, C-R, holds the trophy during the closing ceremony of the Women’s Mini-Football World Cup, hosted in Erbil in September 2025. (Kurdistan24)
Fahmi Burhan, head of the General Board for Kurdistani Areas Outside the Region, C, surrounded by Kurdish political parties representatives, Feb. 26, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
Police officers stand by as an Iranian diplomatic vehicle arrives at the Oman's ambassador residency for new round of talks between the United States and Iran to address Iran's nuclear program, in Geneva, Feb. 26, 2026. (AFP)
Supporters of incumbent Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani wave national flags in front of a screen displaying his portrait as they celebrate his victory in the elections, in Baghdad, Nov. 12, 2025. (AFP)
Ilham Ahmed (right), co-president of the Executive Council of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, speaking at the presser, Feb. 25, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Thomas Barrack, the U.S. Special Envoy to Syria (L), and Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (R), (Photo: Syrian Foreign Ministry)
Abdulkarim Hashem Mustafa, Iraq’s ambassador to Moscow (R), and Igor Nikolayevich Zubov, State Secretary and Deputy Interior Minister of Russia (L). (Photo: Iraq’s Foreign Ministry)
Women with a child, relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, are seen inside Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on Jan. 21, 2026. (AFP)
Iraqi security forces rush to rescue colleagues from crashed vehicles at the site of a deadly traffic accident in Anbar, as thick smoke rises from other heavily damaged cars in the background, Feb. 25, 2026. (Photo: Social media)
Shops in central Khanaqin remain closed as residents observe a general strike in protest against recent administrative decisions affecting the district, Feb. 25, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
US President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 24, 2026. (AFP)
