Ghalibaf, an influential figure, has grown in prominence since the start of the war and was the lead negotiator in the so far only round of direct US-Iranian talks. (AFP)
A billboard on which hangs a portrait of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and reads, 'Diplomacy is the way to end war in Lebanon' along the highway of the coastal city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, June 15, 2026. (AFP)
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026. (AP)
Photo shows Iran's domestically-built drones are displayed in a ceremony to deliver the drones to the army in an undisclosed location in Iran, Jan. 13, 2025. (Iranian Army via AP)
This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun shows smoke as it rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of Kfar Tibnit on June 11, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
