Middle East
Armed Israeli Air Force planes depart from an unknown location to attack Iran on Oct. 26, 2024. (Israeli Army via AP)
AH-64 Apaches flying above the Strait of Hormuz during a patrol. April 18, 2026. (Photo: CENTCOM)
A French contingent of the UNIFIL patrols the area as displaced residents make their way back to their homes in the southern Lebanese area of Al-Qasmiyeh on April 18, 2026. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 18, 2026. (AFP)
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Coope (Photo: AP)
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks as a map of the Strait of Hormuz is displayed during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (AFP)
IDF troops of the 5th Brigade operate in the north Gaza city of Beit Hanoun. Dec. 22, 2023. (photo: IDF)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), US President Donald Trump (middle) and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (Photo: AFP)
Iranian newspaper front page, Tehran, April 13, 2026. (AFP)
A cargo ship is seen in the Hormuz Strait. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on Feb. 25, 2026. (AFP)
The flags of Iran (middle), Lebanon (right), and Israel. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: AFP)
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: AP)
Supporters of Hezbollah celebrate the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect, Beirut, Lebanon, on April 17, 2026. (AP)
