Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after talks with Pakistani and Iranian representatives in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12, 2026, as Jared Kushner and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff listen. (AP)
U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the Iran-linked merchant ship Touska in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 20, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Department of War)
This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Tyre shows smoke as it rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of al Mansouri on May 6, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
A Muslim man prays as others walk past him after attending the last Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan outside Al Noor mosque in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, March 13, 2026. (AP)
U.S. dollar banknotes in the foreground with UAE dirhams partially visible, set against a blurred skyline of Dubai featuring the Burj Khalifa. (Photo: AI-generated)
An AI-generated image depicts Iranian and U.S. naval forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, illustrating heightened tensions in the vital shipping corridor. (Photo: AI-generated)
