MESOP NEWS TODAYS SHORT CUTS & TWEETS – Iran Rejects U.S. Call to Inspect Military Sites
- Aug 2017 – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected on Tuesday a U.S. demand that international envoys inspect Iranian military sites (RFE/RL) to ensure the country’s compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal, saying Iran’s relations with the UN nuclear watchdog are not defined by the United States. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-dismisses-us-call-un-access-military-sites-dream-rohani-haley-iaea/28704445.html
Trita Parsi writes in Foreign Affairs that the Iran nuclear deal has worked.
IRAQ/JORDAN: Iraq and Jordan reopened their border crossing (AP), which was closed for two years, on Wednesday after U.S.-backed offensives forced out militants in the area.