Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia, Sept. 29, 2021. (Photo: AFP/ Vladimir Smirnov)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia' Al-Sudani speaks during a presser against the backdrop of sacks of the recovered stolen money from the tax authority in Baghdad, Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister Office)
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag at Bushehr nuclear power plant during an official ceremony to kick-start work on a second reactor at the facility (Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)
A fighter of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army take part in a military parade in the countryside of Aleppo Governorate on June 9, 2022. (Photo: AP/Anas Alkharboutli)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani delivering remarks at the inauguration of Meltho Interantional School in Erbil, Dec. 10, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Hungarian President Katalin Novák in Erbil, Dec. 10, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (left) shaking hands with Hungarian President Katalin Novák, Dec. 9, 2022. (Photo: The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region)
Blindfolded Iranian convicted man being escorted by officials and security to be prepared for his execution in public in the northern city of Nour, Iran. (Photo: AP)