Middle East theme
Has Beijing managed to take a break from its electric car export bombing planning to take the 'high-enriched uranium for oil' contract with Iran from North Korea?
Xi Jinping in North Korea – held a meeting with Kim Jong-un. It is the first time in seven years that the Chinese leader has visited North Korea. A visit that many see as a way to emphasize China's great influence over its smaller and poorer neighbor.
Exactly what the two leaders discussed during the day is unclear. But both express a desire for increased cooperation in a number of areas. Kim Jong-un describes the visit as proof of how "unbreakable" the relationship between China and North Korea is, writes AP. Watch the segment on SVT News.
New York Times: Trump halted Netanyahu's attack plan. U.S. President Donald Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Iran again. This was reportedly conveyed during a phone call on Monday, according to The New York Times. The newspaper, which cites three anonymous sources: a high-ranking American and two within the Israeli military, writes that the call seems to have had an immediate effect – and halted Netanyahu's plans to continue attacking Iran.
In the call, Trump reportedly said that the U.S. is approaching an approval of a framework for a peace agreement. See the article on SVT Nyheter.