NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 8/26/2019

(LIMITED SERVICE THAT WILL CONCLUDE LATE MONDAY)

President Trump saying he is willing to meet Iran's President Hassan Rouhani if the situation is right, saying that Iran would have to be:

 "good players" 

for that to happen.

The US President saying that Iran must be a nation without nuclear weapons and that he felt good about the possibility of a new nuclear deal.

The Iranian President said Monday that he is willing to meet with anyone if it would benefit Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Monday evening:

"Israel will continue to defend its security in whatever way is required"

Those words following Saturday night strikes in Syria that Israel takes responsibility for and other attacks in Iraq and Lebanon that followed them attributed to Israel.

Netanyahu said that Iran was plotting to carry out terrorist attacks in Israel and calling on other nations to act with these words:

"I call on the international community to act immediately so that Iran will stop these attacks"

On Monday Iran said that the oil on the "Adrian Darya 1" oil tanker has been sold and that the owner of that oil will decide on the destination of the tanker.   Greece had opted not to receive the oil tanker after the United States threatened sanctions on any nation that did.

Gibraltar freed the oil tanker after holding it for more than a month following its seizure by British Royal Marines on July 4th.    

"Great respect for the fact that President Xi & his Representatives want 'calm resolution'.   So impressed they are willing to come out & state the facts so accurately.   This is why he is great leader & representing a great country.   Talks are continuing!"

The Monday morning tweet from President Trump signaling a new phase following China's tariff announcement Friday and the response of President Trump later Friday that caused markets to tumble.

Israel's election campaign underway for the second vote this year on September 17th with religious factions concerned about the courts.

Recent court rulings in Israel have outlawed separation of men and women at public events staged by religious Israelis.

The United Torah Judaism Party won eight seats of the 120 in the parliament in April's election and is advocating for a law to override Supreme Court decisions.

More from "Israel National News"......LINK

In Oklahoma a state judge ordering the pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson to pay the state government more than 570 million dollars for responsibility in the state's opioid drug problems.

Johnson and Johnson plans to appeal the decision.

Is President Trump endorsing Justin Trudeau for re-election as Canada's Prime Minister?

Trump's Sunday tweet contradicted the message of a weak Justin Trudeau meeting with President Trump at the G7 conveyed by Canadian libertarian journalist-activist Ezra Levant.

The political fight is on in Canada ahead of the October 21st General Election in Canada and Levant was on the attack against Trudeau when Trump challenged Levant's message on Twitter.

See it here.....LINK

Australia's government is moving forward along with New Zealand to censor media following the March 15th attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussing his country's plans during the G7 meeting in France over the weekend.

New Zealand's media regulatory agency has fined "Sky News" in that country for using portions of a video made by the perpetrator of the mosque attacks.

This Reuters story published by Israel's "Ynet" provides more details......LINK


In brief that's the way it really is on this Monday August 26th, 2019.