Jens Stoltenberg, @Nato secretary general, is set to chair an emergency meeting of alliance ambassadors at 2pm (GMT) today. They will discuss the escalating Iran tensions and there will be a press conference around 4pm (GMT).

Urgent Hezbollah Brigades: If Trump imposes sanctions on Iraq, we will work to prevent the flow of Gulf oil to America

.@HallieJackson: Pentagon Chief of Staff has just resigned.

Citing a vote in the Iraqi parliament, the head of US forces in Iraq has informed the government in Baghdad that the US-led coalition will be leaving the country, in a letter that contradicts President Trump's earlier statements.

#BREAKING: Iran is assessing 13 retaliation scenarios against US- Fars News Agency

the #Iranian Parliament designates all #US forces including @CENTCOM 'terrorists' for killing Qassem Soleimani.

IRAN'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER: TWO HUNDREDN MILLION EUROS ALLOCATED TO THE HOLY FORCE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD TO ENHANCE ITS CAPABILITIES

As of now, those who have deployed or are deploying to the Middle East include troops from: - 173rd Airborne Brigade - 82nd Airborne - 75th Ranger Regiment - 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit - 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines @JeffSchogol and I w/ the roundup: h…

#UPDATE: Ayatollah Khamenei at Iran’s National Security Council meeting said any attack must be a direct & proportional attack on American interests, openly carried out by Iranian forces themselves, three Iranians familiar with the meeting said Monday. h…

IRAN #update • Iranian parliament designates Pentagon as terrorist • Khamenei wants a direct retaliation against the US by Iran • Germany moves out its forces from Iraq • Iran: Washington denied visa to Zarif for UN meeting • Trump: Obama gave $150 billion…

#US forces intend to build a giant airport that suits B-52 aircraft at #AinAlAsad airbase in #Anbar, western #Iraq - Sumaria

#BREAKING President Putin arrives in Damascus and meets President Assad at the headquarters of the Russian forces assembly in Damascus.

From 11:45 to 14:10 the PM says that the letter notifying of the US withdrawal was received formally (twice after the translation was edited) and it’s considered official notice and the government will work on that basis and not media comments https://t.co/RcVF1jJfCT

Missile strikes against US bases in Iraq were legitimate self-defense measures and are now over, as Iran does not intend to wage war or escalate the situation further, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has said.

JUST IN: Engine failure caused crash of Ukrainian airliner in Iran; not caused by terrorism - Ukrainian embassy to Iran https://t.co/Ff7OqvJisD

BREAKING: At request of Ukraine's president, criminal proceedings set to be opened into crash of plane near Tehran.

#BREAKING #France has no plans to withdraw troops from #Iraq.

(REUTERS) - UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES SAYS THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ITS PLANE

"Last night they received a slap in their face. This is another matter. In the notion of retaliation, such military actions are not enough for that issue." #Khamenei #Iran #Soleimani