Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (L) and US President Donald Trump attend a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. (AFP)
Former Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız (2nd L) and former Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani (2nd R) sign a 15-year extension of the Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline deal in Baghdad on September 19, 2010. (
President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he boards Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP)
The meeting of Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack and SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi, June 16, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with Tom Barrack, U.S. Presidential Special Envoy for Syria and Iraq, June 16, 2026. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) shaking hands with His Beatitude Patriarch Mar Polis III Nona, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq and worldwide, June 16, 2026. (Photo: KRG)
L-R: Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and His Beatitude Mar Paul III Nona, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and the World. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Ghalibaf, an influential figure, has grown in prominence since the start of the war and was the lead negotiator in the so far only round of direct US-Iranian talks. (AFP)
A man exchanges U.S. dollars at street money changer in the main Shurja market in central Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
A billboard on which hangs a portrait of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and reads, 'Diplomacy is the way to end war in Lebanon' along the highway of the coastal city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, June 15, 2026. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump disembarks Air force One after landing at the Geneva airport ahead of the G7 summit, in Geneva on June 15, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference to announce government action to protect children online, at Downing Street in central London, June 15, 2026. (AP)
US military jets perform a flyover as US President Donald Trump attends the "UFC Freedom 250" event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2026. (AFP)
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026. (AP)
US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the "Secure America Act" in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
