Middle East
A billboard of the U.S. Iran talks is seen near Serena Hotel, the venue for the U.S. Iran officials meeting, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP)
Hamas “military” leader Ezz el-Din al-Haddad. (Photo: Israel Defense Forces)
United States hosted two days of highly-productive talks between Israel and Lebanon. (Photo: Tommy Pigutt's official X account)
An oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz with a map of the region in the background. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu applauds before a lunch in the State Dining Room of the White House after a signing ceremony for the Abraham Accords, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP)
Oil tankers Tataki and Maran Aspasia fill at Al-Basrah Oil Terminal off Iraq’s Faw peninsula, Aug. 5, 2025. (AFP)
United Arab Emirates Soldiers from the 11th Mountain Battalion engage in a live-fire drill. (Photo: UAE Defense Ministry)
Kuwait's Liberation Tower is seen near a Kuwaiti flag in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP)
A woman holds up an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign in downtown Tehran, Iran (Photo: AP)
Smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the area of Ras Al-Ain on May 12, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
In this Aug. 20, 2011 photo, a sign is displayed leading to the construction site at the Mubarak al-Kabir port project on Bubiyan Island, Kuwait. (AP)
This AI-generated image shows armed members of Hamas. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Smoke rises as Israeli shelling hits the outskirts of Yohmor, southern Lebanon, May 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
FSO Safer oil tanker is moored in the Red Sea, off the coast of the western Hodeidah province, Yemen. (AA)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
