Mission demolished!
NY Times: Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official Joe Kent Resigns, Citing the Iran War – details here. Read his resignation letter on the former Twitter.
Guardian: UK security adviser Jonathan Powell attended US-Iran talks – and judged a deal was within reach! Details here.
WaPo: Frustrated European leaders rebuff Trump’s call to open the Strait of Hormuz – details here.
Guardian: Israel claims Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, has been killed in airstrike. Details here – and The NY Times explains why this is likely to make the current regime even more hard line.
DEVELOPING…