It’s just Phil and Cooper, and in this week’s episode, they discuss three big issues: the status of Turkey’s military operation into Afrin to defeat the Kurds, a bill in US Congress failing to end support for the war in Yemen and the secret Israeli attack on a Syrian nuclear reactor. Whew! That was a mouthful.

• 04:29 - Turkey demands 'respect' after taking Syria’s Afrin from Kurdish militia (Ayla Jean Yackley)
• 04:29 - Turkey rolls into Afrin, apparently on way to Manbij (Metin Gurcan)
• 10:39 - Iran looms large as Congress casts Yemen war vote (Bryant Harris)
• 18:50 - The story behind Israel's secret strike on Syria's nuclear reactor (Ben Caspit)

Music: Athena - Kafama Gore (iTunes | Spotify | YouTube)