Demands made of Qatar by four other Arab states were designed to be rejected, Doha's foreign minister said on Saturday, explaining that their ultimatum was aimed not at tackling terrorism but at curtailing his country's sovereignty.
New restrictions for travelers from people from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees have taken effect in the United States.
The U.S. state of Hawaii filed a new court challenge to the Trump administration's travel order barring visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries minutes before it went into effect on June 29.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said that Syria appears to have heeded a U.S. warning against launching a new chemical attack, as Russia accused the United States of “bellicose rhetoric.”
The United Nations envoy for Syria says violence is down in the war-torn country despite repeated clashes recently between U.S., Syrian, and Iranian-backed forces there.
Iran accused the United States of a "dangerous escalation" in Syria after Washington warned President Bashar al-Assad may be preparing another chemical attack for which he would pay a "heavy price."
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