Middle East
An aerial footage of Abu al-Duhur military airport in northwestern Syria. (AA)
The USS Abraham Lincoln. (Photo: DVDIS)
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group. (Photo: CENTCOM/ X)
Houthi supporters gather at a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on June 16, 2026. (AFP)
The map of the Middle East, with Iran and Gulf countries highlighted. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons during a protest against US strikes on Iran in Sanaa on July 10, 2026. (AFP)
UAE Flag (R) Alongside Iranian Flag (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
The logo of the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: UAE Ministry of Defense website)
Bahrain’s flag. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
An Israeli airstrike hit the military headquarters in central Damascus, on Jul. 16, 2025. (Photo: Archive)
A Jordanian flag flies over the capital city, Amman, Jordan August 17, 2025. (Reuters)
People sail their boats past container ships anchoring near the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb off Yemen's coast in the Gulf of Aden on August 6, 2026. (AFP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R), US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner (2nd-L) at the presidential palace in the capital Cairo, June, 21, 2018. (AFP)
CENTCOM seal
Qatari Foreign Ministry Seal (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Commercial ships anchor off the coast of the United Arab Emirates due to navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, Dubai on March 2, 2026. (AA)