German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses a press conference on the situation in the Middle East at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 1, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) during the joint press conference, Sunday Oct. 13, 2024 in Baghdad. (Photo: AFP)
People mourn the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes, at a square in Tehran on March 1, 2026. (AFP)