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#Iran Update
1)
 -Iran claims US cyber-attack following drone downing was unsuccessful
-Iran navy chief: downing of US drone was a "firm response", can be repeated
- Pompeo in KSA amid Iran tensions
-US set to impose new “strong” sanctions on Iran; Tehran says will have no effect
2)
 -UK PM Theresa May:
--Houthi attack on Abha is cowardly, reckless
--Priority is finding diplomatic solution to defuse tension with Iran
--Working to keep nuclear deal. If Iran doesn’t cooperate, other options exist.
-Jubeir: More sanctions if Iran persists hostile policies
3)
 -Trump to Iran: “No Nuclear Weapons & No Further Sponsoring of Terror!”
-US Navy: USS Boxer arrives to Mideast amid heightened tensions with Iran
-UK could join US military action against Iran, Jeremy Hunt says
-US, Israeli & Russian Nat Sec meeting in Israel
4)
 US Spec Rep to Iran Brian Hook:
-US sanctions on Iran weakened its affiliated militias but Iran itself capable of carrying out attacks
-US sanctions force Iran to cut military spending
-Iran more diplomatically isolated than ever
-No secret communications channels with Iran
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