A US soldier stands by a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) during a patrol in the countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP)
Iran’s sole nuclear power plant outside the city of Bushehr has undergone a temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on June 20, 2021. (Photo: Majid Asgaripour/Mehr News Agency/AP)
An Iraqi man connects overhead cables providing generator electricity to homes and businesses who can afford it in Sadr City, Baghdad, July 2, 2021, amid power outages and soaring temperatures. (Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
A photo showing rocket launchers in Jihad neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, on July 02, 2021. Security sources said the launchers were directed at Baghdad International Airport, where US forces are stationed. (Photo: Security Media Cell)
Members of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary forces march in a symbolic funerary parade in the capital Baghdad, June 29, 2021. (Photo: Sabah Arar/AFP)