Iran Blames US & EU For Its Nuclear Defiance; S&P Raises Israel Economic Outlook

1) The remains of two Israeli hostages were returned to Israel, over the weekend – while four bodies of hostages remain in Hamas captivity – to date. 2) The S&P Global Ratings revises its outlook on Israel’s economy from negative to stable. 3) The Islamic republic of Iran blames Europe and the United States for Tehran’s own defiance of international nuclear safeguards.