Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani delivering a speech at the inauguration of Lanaz Refinery in Erbil, Oct. 26, 2022. (Photo: Islam Hero/Kurdistan 24)
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (L), a candidate for Iraq's prime minister position, speaking to an unidentified official in the capital Baghdad, Oct. 13, 2022. (Photo: Iraqi parliament/ Ho / AFP)
A demonstrator draped in the Iraqi national flag stands before security forces near al-Jumhuriya (Republic) bridge leading to the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone on Oct. 25, 2022. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, delivering a speech at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for Khalifan-Spelik strategic road project, September 15, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Stockholm, Oct 24 (Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)