<THREAD> Are we heading towards a major Middle East war? Here’s why you should pay attention. Saudi Arabia has suspended oil shipments through the Red Sea after one of its tankers was attacked. 1/5 express.co.uk/news/world/994…
As I mentioned in this thread earlier this week, @realDonaldTrump’s Iran tweet was more than bluster. The U.S. could easily be drawn into war, if tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia escalate. 2/5
Netanyahu, Trump and Putin have agreed to secure a zone around the Golan Heights without Hezbollah and Iran but it’s unclear if anyone told Tehran. 3/5
The Trump admin could trigger a humanitarian crisis after an 80% cut in funds for the UN refugee agency which provides food, education, health services and employment to Palestinians refugees in Gaza, E. Jerusalem, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon & Syria. 4/5 nytimes.com/2018/07/25/wor…
And Russia has ordered the US military to comply with @realDonaldTrump’s agreement with Putin from #Helsinki to assist in returning refugees or the US must leave Syria. US policy is to oppose Bashar al-Assad. /End newsweek.com/russia-says-us…
