middle east
United Arab Emirates army helicopters fly from Burj al Arab hotel (R) towards Burj Khalifa, in Dubai on January 16, 2026. (AFP)
This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)
U.S. fighter jets. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
This is a locator map for Jordan with its capital, Amman. (AP Photo)
US President Donald Trump. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Damietta Port in Egypt. (Photo: Inchcape shipping services)
USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits the Arabian Sea while an MH-60S Sea Hawk flies nearby, July 18, 2026. (Photo: CENTCOM)
Middle east map displaying the country borders of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. (Photo: Kurdistan24/AI)
A Saudi Arabia flag flies on the top of their consulate building on January 10, 2019 in Istanbul. (AFP)
Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally. (AP)
The logo of the Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry. (Photo: Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry website)
The flag of United Arab Emirates (left) and the logo of CENTCOM. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz, Jerusalem, Jul. 14, 2026. (ToI)
A Royal Jordanian Air Force AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter firing missiles during a tactical military exercise conducted by Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army on September 11, 2023. (AFP)
Vessels transiting through the Gulf of Oman are pictured off the coast of Muscat on July 25, 2026. (AFP)
The wreckage of a downed Saudi drone, in the northwest of Yemen's al-Jawf governorate, July 26, 2026. (Ansarullah Media Center)
