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A regional map illustrating the Middle East and South Asia with Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan highlighted in green. (Photo: AI Generated)
Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, in Switzerland, on Jun. 21, 2026. (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R), and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
The national flags of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan side by side on a conference table. (Photo: AI Generated)
A sailor from the navy of Yemen's Aden-based internationally recognised government stands at a machine-gun position aboard a vessel patrolling a shipping lane off Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. (AFP)
Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Sep. 7, 2026. (AFP)
Macron Says France to Deploy Military Assets to Protect Saudi Oil Port
The logo of the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority. (Photo: UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority website)
Trump waves as he boards Air Force One in New York City, Sept. 22, 2026. (AFP)
An Israeli soldier takes his position while conducting a raid in the Palestinian village of Biddu, northwest of Jerusalem on September 21, 2026.
The Seal of Saudi Arabia's civil defence agency (Kurdistan 24)
G7 leaders pose for a group photo during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, June 2025. (Photo: G7 Canada)
Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on Aug. 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
A picture taken on July 28, 2017 shows a general view of a main street in the Saudi city of Taif. (Photo: AFP)
The Pyramids of Giza are shrouded in smog, in Egypt Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP)
Fuel tanks at the fuel depot near King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on September 19, 2026. (AFP)