middle east
U.S. sailors conduct nighttime flight operations aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while transiting the Arabian Sea on July 15, 2026. (CENTCOM)
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office (Photo: AFP)
A missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in the Gulf, on July 20, 2026. (AFP via IRGC)
An Iranian flag flying behind a US Marine during a verification boarding aboard M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman, on July 16, 2026. (AFP)
U.S. service members aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) support flight operations day and night from the Arabian Sea, July 20, 2026. (CENTCOM)
Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: AP)
U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Lebanese army soldiers inspect the site of an explosion that targeted their vehicle in the southern Lebanese area of al Mansouri near Tyre on July 18, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's newly elected politburo chief. (Photo: AFP)
US Marines conducting a verification boarding aboard M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman, on July 16, 2026. (AFP)
A U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jet is refueled over the Middle East. (Photo: CENTCOM)
A U.S. Air Force fighter pilot performs pre-flight checks on an F-16 fighter jet, on July 17, 2026. (Photo: CENTCOM)
A plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, on July 18, 2026. (AFP)
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters, located at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) in Tampa, Florida. (Photo: CENTCOM)
This AI-generated photo shows Strait of Hormuz and neighboring Gulf countries. (Photo: Kurdistan24/AI-Generated)
Kuwait's National Petroleum Company logo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
