A tragic chemical weapons attack happened this past weekend in Syria, and world leaders are up in arms about it. Phil and Cooper take a careful look at the situation and how different countries are planning their next moves. Al-Monitor's Washington editor, Julian Pecquet, stops by for a cameo question. Also, Qatar’s emir visited the US this week.

• 03:09 - Turkey squeezed as US-Russia tensions rise in Syria (Amberin Zaman)
• 03:09 - Iran condemns chemical weapons attacks, denies Syria’s role (Al-Monitor Staff)
• 21:30 - Qatar hires Trump-linked lobbyist ahead of emir’s visit (Bryant Harris)

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