News of Wednesday 28 August 2019

• Rouhani: No talks with US unless bans lifted, Iran rights respected
• Iraqi armed forces ready to respond firmly to any aggression: Abdul-Mahdi
• Iran introduces Mobin drone at MAKS 2019 air show in Russia
• Zarif departs Japan for Malaysia
• Putin supports Macron's plan to revive JCPOA: Lavrov
• Boris Johnson asks the Queen to suspend parliament
• Hezbollah warns Israel of ‘surprise’ retaliatory blow after drone incursion
• Iran's deterrence power prevented US action after drone downing: Top cmdr.
• Israel's Iraq strikes launched from Kurdish-held parts of Syria, backed by Saudi: Official
• Trump does want a deal with Iran that he can depict as better than any deal that Obama got/ Trump has generated much distrust and ill will with Iran: Paul Pillar