middle east
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C) visiting the National Command Centre for the Ministry of Interior on March 5, 2026. (AFP)
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, foreign minister of Saudi Arabia (R), and Marco Rubio, secretary of state of the United States (L). (Photo: Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense's logo. (Photo: the Ministry's website)
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Trucks stand in queues at the customs center of the Hatta border crossing station in the United Arab Emirates, on March 4, 2026. (AFP)
Pigeons are pictured on a lawn near high-rise buildings by an overcast sky along the Doha corniche on March 8, 2026. (AFP)
Saudi's Aramco flag against the map of Iran and location of Starit of Hormuz. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
An Israeli air force F-35 war plane. (Photo: AP)
Smoke plumes billow from the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on March 9, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on March 9, 2026. (AFP)
An Emirati Chinook military helicopter lands at a military base near Saffer, Yemen, Sept. 14, 2015. (AP)
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on March 9, 2026. (AFP)
The Kingdom skyscraper is lit with text tat reads, 'Lord, make this country safe' in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 3, 2026. (AFP)
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)
Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli center coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 9, 2026. (AFP)
