Al Jazeera reports the Iraqi government is consulting with Washington to shield Iraqi airports from U.S. Treasury measures targeting flights involving Iran.

On Saturday 17 interior ministers from EU member states and the UK met to discuss tightening border controls, shortening emergency response times and introducing fast-track return procedures for some migrants. The talks follow an EU migration and asylum pact implemented in June. Germany’s interior minister Dobrindt called for a new European migration-crisis response mechanism, urging rules to define border emergency situations and enable rapid returns after incidents such as the mass arrivals in Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco.

據伊朗國家媒體：伊朗最高安全委員會否認伊朗因禁止伊朗航班而計劃軍事行動。