The Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior, background, is seen as it sails past Istanbul, Turkey, April 19, 2019. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on May 27, 2022 (Photo: Dursun Çam via AP)
Nadine Maenza, the former Chair of the official US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), met with the KNC in northeast Syria (Photo: Nadine Maenza)
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a Turkish Technology and Aviation festival, held abroad for the first time, in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 28, 2022. (Photo: Turkish Presidency via AP)
Spark, a Dutch-funded non-governmental organization, held a conference on the importance of moderation on Monday, May 30, 2022 (Photo: Wladimir van Wilgenburg/Kurdistan 24)
Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr reading a statement at his headquarters in al-Hananah, Najaf, May 16, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24 TV screengrab)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has refused to agree to the opening of talks with Stockholm and is making a series of demands related to its NATO application (Photo: Adem Altan/AFP)