last night, a gas pipeline exploded in Shaddadi countryside, South of Hasakah.

The Syrian Petroleum Company confirmed the explosion of the gas pipeline was an act of sabotage.

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Oil exports through the Kurdistan Region start at around 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) and fluctuate from day to day, Iraq's oil ministry spokesperson told Rudaw on Wednesday, despite an agreement allowing the transport of 750,000 bpd through Iraq-Turkey pipeline.

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U.S. envoy Tom Barrack told i24NEWS that Israel’s strikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur Air Base carried a “real risk” of triggering a direct military confrontation with Turkey and Syria.

Barrack said Turkish forces were not warned about the Israeli aircraft or their objective and could have scrambled fighters believing Turkey was under attack. “Yesterday’s events were serious and worrying,” he said.

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Iraqi forces seized and destroyed a number of Kurdish properties and homes in Kirkuk Governorate.

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After the IDF's strike on a Syrian airbase where Israel says Turkey was planning to deploy forces, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says the military "will not allow hostile forces to establish themselves along our borders."

Zamir visited troops in the Israeli-held buffer zone in southern Syria this morning, during which he held an assessment with senior officers.

"We see what is happening and are monitoring the changes on the Syrian front. We must prepare for them accordingly," he says, according to remarks provided by the IDF.

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Israeli force of over 100 troops and 15 vehicles crosses into Jabata al-Khashab in northern Quneitra countryside, southern Syria, arresting a number of Syrian suspects and raiding a number of homes.

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A member of Hamas's political bureau, Bassem Naim, responds to the Israeli strike in Gaza City:

"Today's massacre at the police headquarters, in which several police officers were killed, carries one message: We, the Zionists, are above the law. We are allowed to run wild and commit crimes anywhere and anytime we wish, and we honor agreements only when they align with our plans.

This brazen message, written in fire, is not directed at us, but at the Peace Council and its leadership.

This situation cannot continue."

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Following Israel’s targeting of an airbase belonging to the so-called Syrian Army, several so-called Syrian soldiers appeared on social media wearing Hamas insignia on their shoulders, seemingly as an act of solidarity rooted in shared trauma.

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The head of Israel's ​Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, ‌held a phone call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani last ​week in which they ​discussed Turkey's military presence in Syria, ⁠three people familiar with ​the matter said.

The call, which ​the sources said took place on August 14, came days before Israel launched ​airstrikes on a Syrian ​military airbase in the north of the ‌country ⁠on Tuesday.
-Reuters

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PUK President Bafel Talabani received Kirkuk Governor and Iraqi Turkmen Front President Mohammed Saman in Baghdad.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu:

We will not tolerate a Turkish military foothold in Syria that threatens Israel.

We made the message clear: Don’t.

Apparently they didn’t hear it well enough, so we made sure they understand it better.

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The “silent death” series continues to claim the lives of Jolani’s militia leaders. The militia leader known as Muhammad Nayef Al-Hajj, nicknamed “Abu Suhaib,” was killed following a sudden heart attack.
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Faleh al-Fayyad, head of Iraq’s Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF):

The PMF does not have authority to decide on war and follows the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

Over 100 PMF headquarters were reportedly bombed during the war with Iran, with more than 100 PMF members killed and dozens wounded.

The PMF was targeted to pressure Iraqi resistance factions.

Work is ongoing to separate some PMF brigades from political and factional affiliations.

External pressure on the PMF will not be accepted.

Iraq needs a new security arrangement after the U.S. withdrawal, including stronger protection of its airspace and sovereignty.

A framework to regulate weapons is needed, while forcibly imposing disarmament should be avoided.

The departure of U.S. forces will be a day of celebration.

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President Donald J. Trump has announced what he calls the "MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY," declaring a campaign of unprecedented economic warfare and isolation against Iran.

Trump said the United States will target not only Iran, but any country, financial institution, business, airport or government entity providing Iran with what he describes as a "lifeline." He specifically cited oil smuggling, financial transfers, currency exchanges, ship registries and front companies.

The announcement represents a significant shift in rhetoric from the administration's repeated public assertions over the past several months that negotiations with Iran were progressing well and a deal was close.

As recently as August 5, Trump said negotiations were "working out quite well," while on July 28 he described discussions with Iran as a "beautiful discussion" and said the door remained open to a deal.

Those statements came despite the June Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ultimately collapsing, the 60 day negotiating window expiring without a broader agreement, and Iran and the United States remaining sharply divided over the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions and the U.S. military presence in the region.

Today's announcement therefore appears to mark another significant turn in the administration's carrot-and stick strategy toward Tehran: Trump is simultaneously declaring Iran to be on the brink of collapse while imposing substantially broader economic pressure intended to force a resolution.

Trump also reiterated that Iran will never be permitted to obtain a nuclear weapon.

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