Oil tankers burn in the Strait of Hormuz, illustrating the escalating war between Iran and the United States and the growing threat to regional energy and maritime security. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
(L to R), President Masoud Barzani, Iraqi Parliament Speaker Haibat al-Halbousi, Qasim al-Araji, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s Security Advisor. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP)
This picture taken from an area on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the nearby area of al-Mansouri on Sep. 2, 2026. (AFP)
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)
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026. (AP)
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 3, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
The official poster for Kurdish feature film Blood Rendezvous, directed by Adnan Rozbayani and written by Saleh Bekas, ahead of its screening at Royal Cinema in Erbil on Sept. 3, 2026.
A promotional poster for the 1st International Cartoon Festival organized by the Mumtaz Haideri Library in Erbil. (Photo: Mumtaz Haideri Library FB page)
A climate graphic comparing Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures between December 2025 and July 2026. (Graphic: Kurdistan24/Infographic: ERA5, C3S, ECMWF)
A large screen displays a verse from the Koran reading "My Lord, make this city secure," alongside the Kuwaiti flag and the landmark Kuwait Towers, on a skyscraper in Kuwait City on September 2, 2026. (AFP)
