Security

Tehran city. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iran

Tehran Air Defenses Activated as US Signals Defiance on Iran War Deadline

Middle East

U.S. Says 44 Commercial Vessels Turned Back in Iran Blockade Operations

A woman holds up a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a state-organized rally, Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026. (AP)

Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Declares ‘US Defeat’ as Gulf Tensions Enter New Phase

Iranians are seen at Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026. (ISNA/AFP)

Middle East

U.S. Pushes Maritime Coalition to Reopen Hormuz as Iran Talks Stall

Multiple Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fast attack craft patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: TASNIM)

Iran

Iran Announces Closure of Strait of Hormuz from Arabian Sea Side Amid Escalating Tensions

A handout picture received from the US embassy in Iraq on Dec. 31, 2019, shows a US army apache helicopter dropping flares over Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. (AFP)

Iraq

Iraqi Air Defenses Engage Drone Over Baghdad’s Green Zone Amid Fragile Ceasefire

Iranian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Reza Talaei-Nik. (IRNA)

Middle East

Iran Says U.S. Can No Longer “Dictate” as Hormuz Talks Stall

Russia's S-400 air defense system. (AP/SPUTNIK)

Iran

Iran Requests 'S-400' System From Russia as Defense Talks Intensify

Australian women and children at al-Roj camp in northeastern Syria. (Photo: The Australian)

Syria

Australian ISIS-Affiliated Families Face Uncertain Deportation from Syria

The collapsed building in Kirkuk. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Building Collapse in Kirkuk Leaves One Dead, Ten Injured

Iran Strikes Caused Damage to US bases (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Middle East

Iran Strikes Caused Billions in Damage to US bases Across ME

Israeli army soldiers patrol in their humvees along the border with southern Lebanon, in the Upper Galilee of northern Israel, on April 25, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

IDF Soldier Killed in South Lebanon Drone Attack as Fatal Escalation Strains Ceasefire

The deadly traffic accident in Kirkuk, April 26, 2026. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Deadly Traffic Accident in Kirkuk Leaves Several Killed, Dozens Injured

Smoke rises from targeted areas in the town of Choukîne, in Lebanon Nabatieh province following an airstrike, on April 26, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Hezbollah Rejects Netanyahu’s Ceasefire Accusations, Vows Continued Response

Israeli military vehicles driving along the road between destroyed houses in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, on April 25, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

Netanyahu Warns Hezbollah “Dismantling” Ceasefire as Israel Orders Evacuations in Southern Lebanon

(L-R), White House PS Karoline Leavitt, First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, and CBS correspondent Weijia Jiang attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026. (AFP)

USA

World Leaders Condemn Shooting at Correspondents’ Dinner as Trump and Guests Escape Unharmed