U.S.-Iran To Negotiate Directly In Oman; CENTCOM To Escalate Strikes On Houthis

1) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stresses that Jerusalem will not accept any country use Syria as a base for attacks against Israel. 2) U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the United States is set to negotiate with Iran directly about its nuclear program. 3) Greece holds a multi-national air-force exercise that includes fourteen nations – involving the United States, Israel and Qatar, among others.