US President Donald Trump (C-R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (C-L), during a US-Russia summit on Ukraine in Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
From left... Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi during a press conference after their meeting in Beijing on Mar. 14, 2025. (Photo: AP)
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) meeting with ambassadors and diplomatic representatives in Tehran on July 12, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
a mural depicting an Iranian official in civilian clothing sitting across the table from an American official wearing military fatigues painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran, on Apr. 8, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Kaja High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the press as she arrives for the start of a European Union Summit, in Brussels on Mar. 20, 2025.(Photo:AFP)
Members of the Syrian security forces entering the Mediterranean city of Tartous to reinforce government troops in clashes with militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, on Mar. 7, 2025. (Photo: AFP, Designed by Kurdistan24)
The facade of the Berlaymont building, which houses the European Union Commission headquarters, and European Union flags, in Brussels.Feb. 18, 2025 (Photo:AFP)