Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (L) met with Iraqi Parliament Speaker Haibat al-Halbousi in Baghdad on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Photo: KRG)
The photo shows the meeting between Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (L) and Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (R) in Baghdad, May 23, 2026. (Photo: KRG)
Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani looks on during the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the UN HQ, Oct 2, 2024 in New York. (AFP)
Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (L) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi (R) before a joint press conference in Tehran on Jan. 18, 2026. (AFP)
A photo illustration taken in Nicosia on May 4, 2026, shows a person in front of a large screen displaying vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website. (AFP)
An elderly Kurdish man, related to an Anfal survivor, cries and prays after the death sentence issued against Ajaj al-Tikriti at Nugra Salman Prison in Muthanna, Iraq, May 22, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Asia markets index of Japan, South Korea and Australia is seen on a screen at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, May 14, 2026. (Photo: AP)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and House GOP leaders departs a news conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Photo: AP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Reserve Base on May 21, 2026 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo: AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Bakr al-Samarrai, special adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi, May 21, 2026. (Photo: KRG)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi welcomes Pakistan army chief Asim Munir at an airport in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2026. (Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry)
In this picture that was taken on May 2, 2026, the Iran-flagged container vessel Hamouna is pictured while anchored as a small motorboat passes by, in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: ISNA)
US President Donald Trump greets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Erdogan arrives at the White House in Washington, DC on September 25, 2025. (AFP)