MENA Now Morning Briefing, January 4, 2021
*This daily morning briefing covers news as presented by the media, and does not present the views of MENA Now.
* All sources were drawn from publicly available online news sources
Lebanon Today
Report: Government Deadlock Drags; http://bit.ly/2XdZwu1
Hizbullah Commemorates Soleimani, al-Muhandis in Symbolic Event; http://bit.ly/3ng5J3c
Nasrallah: Iranian General's Remarks Distorted, Iran Itself to Avenge Soleimani; http://bit.ly/3rPOyZP
LF Officials Criticize Aoun's Response to Iranian Remarks; http://bit.ly/355ylWX
Blasts Rock Fuel Depot on Lebanese-Syrian Border; http://bit.ly/2JJM524
Regional Overview
USS Nimitz to Stay in Middle East to Counter Iran Threat on Anniversary; http://on.wsj.com/38dZHff
Iraq secures $2bn from Chinese firm in prepaid oil deal; http://bit.ly/3pSF1Qb