Middle East

Ships at Strait of Hormuz, 2015. Photo: US Navy WASHINGTON,— The U.S. military said it will begin a maritime blockade of...

U.S. president Donald Trump, February 27, 2026. Photo: The White House Correcting Misconception about Iran Ardishir Rashidi Kalhur | Exclusive...

PUK's Nizar Amedi elected new Iraqi president, Baghdad, Iraq, April 11, 2026. Photo: Channel8.com BAGHDAD,— Iraq's parliament elected Kurdish politician...

U.S. president Donald Trump, March 16, 2026. Photo: The White House WASHINGTON,— U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he agreed...

Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC, October 2024. Photo: Khamenei's...

Iranian drones strike engine oil warehouse in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, April 1, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/video/CCTV/via iKurd.net ERBIL,— A drone strike...

Workers pump heavy crude into tanker trucks at the Qayarah oil field in Ninewa province, northern Iraq, May 8, 2023....

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure blows a kiss during the Conservative...

Egyptian diplomat Nabil Fahmy May 20, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Video/Qatar Economic Forum YT/via iKurd.net CAIRO,— Arab foreign ministers on Sunday gave...

UAE's President and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, March 2026. Photo: UAE Presidency/X/via...