Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi welcomes Pakistan army chief Asim Munir at an airport in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2026. (Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry)
In this picture that was taken on May 2, 2026, the Iran-flagged container vessel Hamouna is pictured while anchored as a small motorboat passes by, in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: ISNA)
Iranians sit at bus stop beneath a billboard depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), his successor the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (C) and the new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran (Photo: AFP)
An Iranian military truck carries parts of a Sayad 4-B missile past a portrait of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a military parade as part of a ceremony marking the country's annual army day (Photo: AFP)
A commuter walks past a large tiled image of Iran's current leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, at the entrance to the metro station in Tehran on May 9, 2026.
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz (Photo: AP)
