US soldiers set up missile launchers near Javelin systems and a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a joint SDF-US coalition exercise in Deir Ezzor, Western Kurdistan, on Dec. 7, 2021. (Photo: AFP)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, R, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, signing a strategic security pact in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: KSA FM)
A large fire and plume of smoke is visible in the port city of Hodeida, Yemen, Sept. 29, 2024, after Israeli strikes on the Houthi-controlled city. (Photo: AP)
U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers, C, South Korean Air Force KF-16 fighter jets and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jets, R, fly in formation during a joint air drill over South Korea's Jeju Island, July 11, 2025. (Photo: AP)
A Turkish army soldier stands guard on one of two military ships sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, heading from the port of Mersin, Turkey, to the port of Beirut, Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo: AP)
