- The US Envoy to NATO threatens to destroy Russian missiles the US considers in violation of the INF Treaty. [Link] The Envoy walked back the threat on Twitter. [Link]
- France is accusing Iran of plotting a bombing against an Iran separatists group’s rally in Frane. France has frozen some Iranian assets. [Link]
- The French Defense Minister says the Iranian missile program is a threat to French interests in the Middle East. [Link]
- Macedonia’s name change referendum result puts the country’s NATO bid in limbo. [Link]
- North and South Korea begin to demine the DMZ. [Link]
- A suicide bomber killed 13 people at an election rally in Afghanistan. [Link]
- Jihadists Syrian rebels in the Idlib Province are refusing to move out of a buffer zone created by a Turkish/Russian agreement. [Link]
- Russia confirms the S-300 air defense system has been delivered to Syria. The US State Department Spokeswoman says the delivery is a serious escalation. [Link]
- Assad reaches a deal with Iran for Iran to build a power plant in Syria. [Link]
- Iran claims a missile attack in Syria killed 40 ISIS leaders. [Link]
- The cholera outbreak in Yemen is growing as 10,000 new cases are being reported each week. [Link]
- The US-backed government in Libya is preventing US journalists from reporting in Libya. [Link]
- Libyan leader Haftar says he remains committed to elections in Liyba. Haftar believes instability and division in Libya are slowing the election process. [Link]
