Manbij, in northern Syria, has been a flashpoint since the Kurds took it from ISIS two years ago. Two weeks ago the clock starting ticking on Manbij.

It may seem surprising, but even today Iran continues to abide by the nuclear agreement that Obama negotiated.

By now you've probably heard that Turkey is having a financial crisis, and Trump appears to be pouring gasoline on it.
But you may not understand what is happening, or you may not know why it's important.
So let's do a quick recap.

The war in Syria is no longer in the headlines, but that is about to change.
In recent months the Syrian government has taken back all of southern and central Syria from the rebels.
In the east, the Kurdish-led SDF has entered into talks for reconciliation with Damascus. It's widely viewed that the Kurds and Damascus will eventually find common ground.

Yesterday Trump tweeted that the U.S. will “impose large sanctions” on Turkey unless it releases pastor Andrew Brunson, who’s accused of involvement in a coup attempt.

With the rebel's evacuation from Homs province, and the last rebel-held Damascus suburb, Assad's regime is now stable.

I've pointed out that Turkey and the U.S. are in an armed standoff over the city of Manbij, Syria.
Largely overlooked is a dangerous escalation of tensions between two NATO allies.

2 US-led coalition troops killed & 5 wounded in IED attack in #Syria.

The U.S. is building yet another military base in Syria, and it just happens to be in middle of Syria's biggest oil field.