Syria Daily: Turkey Defiant as US Tries to Stop Offensive Which Trump Accepted
Turkey has again defied the US as the Americans try to stop the cross-border offensive in northeast Syria, which Donald Trump initially accepted.
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Author: Scott Lucas
Iran Daily: Rouhani — We’ll Talk if US Sanctions Lifted
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran will negotiate with the US and other signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal — if American sanctions are lifted.
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TrumpWatch, Day 998: Trump-Ukraine — Bad Day for “Hand Grenade” Giuliani
Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani is rocked further by criticism — and possible legal action — over campaign for Ukraine’s investigation of Joe Biden.
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Syria Daily: Challenging Turkey, Assad Regime Claims Occupation of Manbij
The Assad regime claims that, after a deal with Kurdish forces, it has reoccupied city of Manbij in eastern Aleppo Province, preventing Turkish takeover.
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Iran Daily: Death Penalty Charge Dropped Against 4 Environmentalists
Iran’s authorities drop death penalty charge, “corruption on earth”, against four of seven environmentalists seized in January 2018. Reasons unclear.
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TrumpWatch, Day 997: Ambassador Sondland to Blow Up Trump Defense of Ukraine Campaign
Ambassador Gordon Sondland, testifying to House committees, to blow up key part of Donald Trump’s defense of campaign for Ukraine investigation of Joe Biden.
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