MESOP NEWS : TRUMP’S MAN DEFENDS TURKISH TRADE DEALER WITH IRAN
MESOP NEWS TODAYS RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
CLICK BOTTOM LINK FOR FULL TEXTS
Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor with close ties to President Trump, will help defend a prominent Turkish trader accused of facilitating millions of dollars in illicit transactions on behalf of Iran. [The New York Times] – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/nyregion/reza-zarrab-iran-sanctions-case-rudolph-w-giuliani-to-legal-team.html?emc=edit_mbe_20170328&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=73143833&te=1
| The U.S. is sending 240 more soldiers to Iraq to help its military recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State, pushing the American deployment to well over 5,000 troops. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/world/middleeast/us-military-iraq-mosul.html?emc=edit_mbe_20170328&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=73143833&te=1&_r=0 |
| A wave of civilian casualties in Mosul is raising questions about military priorities. Our reporters found a scene of horror and weary survivors at one block flattened by U.S.-led coalition bombing runs. – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/world/middleeast/mosul-iraq-isis-civilian-deaths-us-airstrikes.html?emc=edit_mbe_20170328&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=73143833&te=1 |
The mysterious killing of a leader of Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, threatens a fragile cease-fire in the West Bank. [The New York Times] – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/world/middleeast/mazen-fuqaha-hamas-killing-israel.html?emc=edit_mbe_20170328&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=73143833&te=1