AMMAN/DAMASCUS -- Jordanian air force carried out airstrikes against militant sites in southern Syria on Monday, the Jordanian Armed Forces said, while Syria's state media reported five people were killed in the airstrikes.
The operation was launched in retaliation for a deadly attack on a church in Karak governorate in southern Jordan on Friday and was coordinated with Syrian authorities, the Jordanian forces said in a statement. (Syria-Jordan-Airstrikes)
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TEHRAN -- Senior officials from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye met in Tehran on Monday and agreed to continue talks to strengthen cooperation on promoting peace and security in the region.
The meeting, the first of its kind among the four countries, was hosted by Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei, and attended by Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization Director Ibrahim Kalin, a statement issued after the meeting said. (Iran-Quadrilateral Meeting-Regional Peace)
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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is prepared to launch new and potentially major military operations against Iran "within 96 hours of receiving" an order from U.S. President Donald Trump, CNN reported on Monday.
According to the report, "sufficient" forces are now deployed in the Middle East to carry out the potential strikes. (US-Trump-Iran)
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's Liberal Party, whose presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro lost Sunday's runoff, recognized the election result on Monday, party president Valdemar Costa Neto said.
The announcement came after members of Bolsonaro's campaign told CNN Brasil that he had decided not to seek the annulment of the runoff, and would instead pursue legal action over alleged abuses of political and economic power by incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign. (Brazil-Bolsonaro-Election) ■
