Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi stands (center) while an Iraqi official signs a construction deal for new schools with a Chinese company representative in Baghdad, Dec. 16, 2021. (Photo: Iraqi Government)
Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was interviewed by Kurdistan 24 on Friday, June 18, 2022 (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
KDP President Masoud Barzani (left) during his meeting with the Syrian Kurdish National Council (KNC) in Salahadin on June 18, 2022 (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)
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)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) walks alongside the newly inaugurated US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, in Erbil, June 16, 2022 (Photo: KRG)
Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr in meeting with all 73 Sadrist Movement members of parliament following their resignation, Najaf, Iraq, June 15, 2022 (Photo: Muqtada al-Sadr media office)
Nahro Zagros (middle) moderates a panel titled ‘MENA Regional Dynamics: De-escalation and Challenges’ in Istanbul, Turkey, June 13, 2022 (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
A video of former President Donald Trump speaking is displayed as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol continues to reveal its findings, June 13, 2022. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)