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A U.S. Air Force fighter pilot performs pre-flight checks on an F-16 fighter jet, on July 17, 2026. (Photo: CENTCOM)
A plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, on July 18, 2026. (AFP)
The U.S. Department of State building, Washington DC, USA, Dec. 7, 2024. (Photo: AP)
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters, located at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) in Tampa, Florida. (Photo: CENTCOM)
Arab League logo. ( Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Former Iraqi Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Iraqi National Movement Ayad Allawi. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
This AI-generated photo shows Strait of Hormuz and neighboring Gulf countries. (Photo: Kurdistan24/AI-Generated)
Kuwait's National Petroleum Company logo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Vehicles move along the Muharraq Bridge in Bahrain's capital Manama on March 11, 2026. (AFP)
A man walks out of St. Basil's cathedral in front of the Spasskaya tower at Red Square in central Moscow on July 15, 2026. (AFP)
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)'s logo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS)'s logo. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Photo shows fixed wing aircraft flying over Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) during a photo exercise. (AFP)
Photo shows views of Kurdistan Region's capital city of Erbil. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
A massive hillside fire at night near the Tasluja area of Sulaimani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
A fleet of U.S. military fighter jets flying in formation alongside a large aerial refueling tanker aircraft. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)