Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Ahmad Hassen al-Hammadi, May 26, 2024. (Photo: KRG)
Qatar's Akram Afif celebrates after scoring a goal during the Asian Cup final soccer match between Qatar and Jordan at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Photo: AP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) during his meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
KRG Interior Minister Rebar Ahmed (left) during his meeting with Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah Alkhater, Dec. 15, 2023. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan 24)
An EA-18G Growler assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) “Black Ravens” arrives at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 30, 2018 (Photo: Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal/379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) walking alongside Qatar's new Consul General Hussein bin Ali Al Fadala in Erbil, Nov. 13, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) is pictured during his meeting with Qatar's newly inaugurated Consul General to Erbil Hussein bin Ali Al Fadala, Nov. 12, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Ammar Dawood, Head of the Protocol Department at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (right), posing for a picture with the new Consul General of Qatar in Erbil, Hussein bin Ali al-Fadala. (Photo: Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to his hotel in the Saudi capital Riyadh after meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Oct. 15, 2023 (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AFP)