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.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/22/world/middleeast/syria-isis-oil.html?emc=edit_mbe_20171023&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=73143833&te=1

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