(Front L to R) French President Emmanuel Macron, Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani, Jordan's King Abdullah, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein; along with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (4th-L behind) and other dignitaries pose together in a family photo at the start of the "Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership" in Sweimeh by the Dead Sea shore in central-west Jordan on December 20, 2022. - Jordan on December 20 hosts a Middle East summit bringing together regional and international players in a bid to defuse tensions, particularly in neighbouring Iraq. The "Baghdad II" meeting, which will also include France and the European Union, follows an August 2021 summit in Iraq's capital organised at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron. It takes place as several countries in the region are mired in unrest. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)