Middle East
A U.S. Air Force fighter pilot performs pre-flight checks on an F-16 fighter jet, on July 17, 2026. (Photo: CENTCOM)
A plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, on July 18, 2026. (AFP)
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters, located at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) in Tampa, Florida. (Photo: CENTCOM)
This AI-generated photo shows Strait of Hormuz and neighboring Gulf countries. (Photo: Kurdistan24/AI-Generated)
Kuwait's National Petroleum Company logo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (Photo: AFP)
Vehicles move along the Muharraq Bridge in Bahrain's capital Manama on March 11, 2026. (AFP)
Photo shows fixed wing aircraft flying over Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) during a photo exercise. (AFP)
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs logo. (Photo: the Ministry's website)
United Arab Emirates flag (L), and Kurdistan Region flag (R). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
This screen grab taken from video footage released on July 16, 2026 by IRGC's Sepah News website shows a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain. (Photo: AFP)
Photo shows Syria's Al-Tanf on the map. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Screengrab shows an IRGC missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain. (AFP)
Houthi supporters chant slogans and hold pictures of Abdulmalik al-Houthi during a rally in Yemen. (AP)
The logo of CENTCOM. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
The flags of Iran (middle), Kuwait (left) and Bahrain. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
