Middle East
A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II. (Photo: DVIDS)
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. (AP)
Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1, 2026. (AFP)
This is a locator map for the Persian Gulf and its surrounding countries. (Photo: AP)
Smoke rises from the area of the Kuwait International Airport after a reported drone strike hit a fuel depot on March 25, 2026. (AFP)
Houthi supporters raise posters of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they chant slogans against Israel and the United States during a rally in Sanaa, March 1, 2026. (Photo: AP)
The logo of the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: UAE Ministry of Defense)
The U.S.-led Central Command (CENTCOM) logo. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Masrour Barzani, PM of the Kurdistan Region, R, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's PM. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. (Photo: AFP)
People and first responders gather at the site of a series of Israeli strikes that targeted the area of al Jnah on the outskirts of Beirut’s southern suburbs, on April 1, 2026. (AFP)
A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran, Iran, late on March 28, 2026. (AFP)
Smoke rises from the area of the Kuwait International Airport after a reported drone strike hit a fuel depot on March 25, 2026. (AFP)
This handout natural-colour image of the Hormuz Strait, acquired with MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite taken on Feb. 5, 2025. (AFP)
First responders gather near a vehicle targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the area of Khalde, south of Beirut, on April 1, 2026.
