Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (right) during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint press conference with the Arab League Secretary-General following their talks in Moscow, Oct. 9, 2023. (Photo: Sergei Ilnitsky/ AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) is pictured during his meeting with UK Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Hitchen, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani (right) is pictured during observing guards of honor in Russian capital Moscow, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Office)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) is pictured during his meeting with Italy’s Ambassador to Iraq Maurizio Greganti in Erbil, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
A plume of smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike that hit the Palestine Tower building, October 7, 2023. (Photo: Mahmud Hams/AFP)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) during his meeting with UK Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Charles Hitchen, Oct. 9, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the Wisdom Movement, Oct. 9, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) is pictured during his meeting with Germany's newly inaugurated Ambassador to Iraq Christiane Hohmann, Oct. 9, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) is pictured during his meeting with the newly inaugurated German Ambassador to Iraq Christiane Hohmann in Erbil, Sept. 9, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)