The Kurds are considered one of the biggest ethnic groups in the world without their own nation.

The Israeli military said it had sent a broad wave of strikes at the Iranian capital early Saturday. Some strikes hit an area near the Mehrabad Airport. Footage shared on state media showed multiple explosions and columns of smoke.

European stocks traded higher in early dealmaking on Friday.

U.S. crude oil hit as much as $80 per barrel Thursday, as the escalating Iran war enters its seventh day and continues disrupting global fuel supplies.