Security
The U.S. Department of State building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP)
A satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz (Image: Google)
The flags of the United States (left) and Iraq (right). Photo: AFP
M/T Tifani vessel. (Photo: US War Department/ X)
US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026. (AFP)
The Japanese Navy Ship Asahi-class destroyer Shiranui (DD 120) and Takanami-class destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112), Sail in Formation in the Philippine Sea, October 25, 2020. (Japan's DM)
The view of Abu Dhabi along the corniche, with the UAE flag flying high. (Photo: Abu Dhabi media office)
The photo shows the test-fire of a ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea, April 20, 2026. (KCNA/ AFP)
Hezbollah flags are seen in this photo. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
The photo shows USS Gerald Ford. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
The Azadi Tower at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
An AI generated illustartion showing an Iranian flagged cargo ship being seized by US forces. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Bab al-Mandab Strait. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
A general view of the Kampung Bahagia water village after a fire, in Sandakan, on Malaysia’s Borneo island. (AFP)
Armed Israeli Air Force planes depart from an unknown location to attack Iran on Oct. 26, 2024. (Israeli Army via AP)
Members from the PMF attend the funeral of fighters from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Babil province southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, March 5, 2026. (AP)