Update 8am London:
BREAKING: Iranian state TV now reports that 200 people were killed and 1,686 injured in the earthquake along Iran-Iraq border
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 13, 2017
Iran is hit hard by an earthquake on the border with Iraq, setting off a frantic overnight search for survivors https://t.co/VvubwAJgx7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 13, 2017
More than 200 people are dead and 1,700 injured after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between Iran and Iraq https://t.co/6NM0urGxt9 pic.twitter.com/uIfkRLn8aS
— CNN International (@cnni) November 13, 2017
Iran-Iraq earthquake latest:
-At least 214 killed
-More than 2,800 injured
-Most casualties in Iran's western Kermanshah provincehttps://t.co/qkYfpc1YVl— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) November 13, 2017
Earlier:
BREAKING: 7.2 magnitude #earthquake recorded near the Iran/Iraq border. pic.twitter.com/yeVGG0FOOz
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) November 12, 2017
LATEST: Iranian official says at least 30 killed, more than 200 injured after earthquake in Iran-Iraq border region, AP reports. https://t.co/5cUNfKBOoB pic.twitter.com/h6TFGLPNeo
— ABC News (@ABC) November 12, 2017
The Latest: At least 30 dead, 200 hurt in 7.2 magnitude quake along Iran-Iraq border region. https://t.co/bLZROIvpt8
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 12, 2017
Dramatic footage from Kurdish TV captures the moment powerful earthquake hit Iraq’s Kurdistan region, near the Iran border; dozens reported dead in the region, hundreds injured https://t.co/ZLRLwwYuMG pic.twitter.com/eSqpg0PC9b
— ABC News (@ABC) November 12, 2017
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BRITAIN, BORIS AND IRAN
UK woman held in Iran jail 'angry and in tears' at Boris Johnson remarks https://t.co/sarCq4F2HI
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) November 12, 2017
While an innocent woman's health starts to fail, Johnson and Gove scramble to save their own hides as time further slips away.https://t.co/rnsBu88pjb
— Graham Lithgow (@grahamlithgow) November 12, 2017
British ministers rally around Foreign Secretary Johnson over Iran https://t.co/azh0Dl4vz5 pic.twitter.com/hw47pFXkGO
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 12, 2017
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, is said to have “expressed anger” at Boris Johnson over the “shambles” her case has become: https://t.co/NwUo4Gl21b By @sam_lister_
— PA Media (@PA) November 12, 2017
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH FRONT PAGE: 'Don't axe Boris over my wife's Iran jail 'shambles'' #skypapers pic.twitter.com/3AkyTLNfUh
— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 12, 2017
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should not be imprisoned. She was holidaying when she was arrested, but her job in the UK is not worthy of punishment either! She must be released immediately. Call on Iran to do that NOW. https://t.co/vBtTFdIe6u
— Amnesty UK (@AmnestyUK) November 12, 2017
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ELSEWHERE IN BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
The Guardian front page, Monday 13.11.17: Brexiters send PM ‘Orwellian’ set of demands pic.twitter.com/5KOELuzbcu
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 12, 2017
A mere month after John Redwood told the Chancellor to “get the Treasury to have more realistic, optimistic forecasts” he is advising investors to take their money out of the UKhttps://t.co/RQ3SrpGkp7
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) November 12, 2017
This framing of #brexit by northern irish unionists is very dangerous https://t.co/37GvmD7jGD
— Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.substack (@PeterKGeoghegan) November 12, 2017
Tomorrow in the House of Commons the NI Budget process gets underway after 2.30pm. pic.twitter.com/ASMzTYes8l
— Brown O'Connor (@Brown_OConnor) November 12, 2017
James Dyson, who fired at least 590 British workers when he moved a factory abroad in 2002 & is worth almost £8 billion, thinks Brexit will let his company fire people more easily & pay less tax.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) November 12, 2017
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WORLD
Radioactive traces detected across Europe 'came from Russia' https://t.co/4MslyF6mrx
— The Independent (@Independent) November 12, 2017
As today's global #refugee system struggles to adapt, the World Refugee Council meets in Berlin to discuss ways to change the narrative around refugees. #WRCCMR pic.twitter.com/4NUxkP8ktQ
— CIGI (@CIGIonline) November 12, 2017
Syria's Students: Going to School in a War Zone, via @TheAtlPhoto https://t.co/TrYBy4327L pic.twitter.com/W6IIKDJVlD
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 12, 2017
this on New York City is really quite good https://t.co/Z7EWxAHU8b
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 12, 2017
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TRUMPWORLD
Only this team of NSA/cyber experts could have written this piece. Tremendous reporting. A much needed assessment of the historic NSA debacle @ScottShaneNYT @nicoleperlroth @SangerNYT https://t.co/EclAJlsXLS
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) November 12, 2017
James Clapper: I didn't know about Papadopoulos, Trump Tower meetings when I said there was no Trump-Russia collusion https://t.co/wBQeBCHwVT
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) November 12, 2017
The delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention who introduced the pro-Ukraine plank to the party platform has now hired a DC defense lawyer. https://t.co/OLAjvoaW33
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 12, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will offer $25,000 buyouts to get more diplomats and staff to leave https://t.co/EbMu94bKWG
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 12, 2017
The linemen were paid $63 an Hour. The bill that Whitefish Energy sent Puerto Rico's power company: $319 an hour. https://t.co/qce922OY52
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) November 12, 2017
He has never tried a case, but Trump wants to make him judge for life https://t.co/bYFAXkPvop
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 12, 2017
What litmus tests does the Republican Party have these days? https://t.co/wjAU2RFhKE
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) November 12, 2017
Poll: Nearly 40 percent of Alabama evangelicals say they're more likely to vote for Moore after allegations https://t.co/PFKCTLwqMX pic.twitter.com/FZnpHgbLZQ
— The Hill (@thehill) November 12, 2017
Breitbart has dispatched two reporters to Alabama with a mission: discredit the allegations against Roy Moorehttps://t.co/6PsOvNqHzJ
— Axios (@axios) November 12, 2017
If Jesus returned and watched people “in his name” proclaiming their intent to vote for an accused child molester, his first miracle would be to manage not vomiting.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 12, 2017
Huckabee: Republicans lost elections because GOP Congress can't get anything done https://t.co/umhvc7lHCl pic.twitter.com/SNn4JE4kas
— The Hill (@thehill) November 12, 2017
Okay, that’s cute. pic.twitter.com/iJOs3UWDb0
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) November 12, 2017
The Overnight Note 