MESOP NEWS SHORT CUTS : The New York Times ON SYRIA & IRAN
23 Oct 2017 – In Syria, U.S.-backed militia fighters seized the country’s largest oil field from the Islamic State, narrowly beating pro-government forces to it. Our graphics editors traced the militant group’s advance, and subsequent retreat, in maps.
But speaking in Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Europeans not to invest in certain Iranian businesses as the United States considers reimposing sanctions against Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/22/world/middleeast/tillerson-iran-europe.html?emc=edit_mbe_20171023&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=73143833&te=1