US President Donald Trump pauses after speaking at a televised address on the conflict in the Middle East from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC on Apr. 1, 2026. (AFP)
A topographic map of the Middle East and Central Asia with the national flags of Iran and Israel overlaid on their respective geographic borders. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft prepares to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury over the US Central Command area of responsibility on Mar. 20, 2026. (AFP)
An Iranian flag is seen on a residential building that was damaged by recent strikes at Vahdat town in Karaj, southwest of Tehran on April 3, 2026. (AFP)
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, departs from Souda Naval Base near Chania on the island of Crete, Greece, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP)
Israeli soldiers take their photo beside the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed in the West Bank village of Kifl Haris Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP)
Houthi supporters raise posters of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they chant slogans against Israel and the United States during a rally in Sanaa, March 1, 2026. (Photo: AP)
US President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking during a televised address on the conflict in the Middle East from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC on Apr. 1, 2026. (AFP)
Iranians attend the funeral of Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the IRG's navy killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran at Enghelab Square in Tehran on April 1, 2026. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026.
Iranian Red Crescent rescue teams navigate through the heavy debris of a collapsed building during search and recovery operations. (Photo: Iranian Red Crescent)
A handout picture shows the testing of the fourth generation Khorramshahr ballistic missile, named Khaibar, at an undisclosed location, May 25, 2023. (Photo: Iranian Defense Ministry/AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on April 1, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
The meeting of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani (top right) during his meeting with a high-level delegation from the KDP, April 1, 2026. (Photo: INA)
People and first responders gather at the site of a series of Israeli strikes that targeted the area of al Jnah on the outskirts of Beirut’s southern suburbs, on April 1, 2026. (AFP)
Thick plumes of black smoke and towering flames rise from a motor oil storage site on the outskirts of Erbil following a series of drone attacks on April 1, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
Thick plumes of black smoke and towering flames rise from a motor oil storage site on the outskirts of Erbil following a series of drone attacks, as emergency crews battle to contain the blaze, April 1, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
