Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on Mar. 19, 2026. (AFP)
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. (Photo: Russia's FM)
US President Donald Trump. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
An F-15E Strike Eagle (DVIDS)
Esmail Qaani, commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). (AP)
A topographic map of the Middle East and Central Asia with the national flags of Iran and Israel overlaid on their respective geographic borders. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
National flags of Iran and the United States displayed alongside a missile launch, (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off for a combat flight during Operation Epic Fury, March 22, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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)
