military footprint in the middle east, but tessie plans to maintain a presence in iraq to keep tabs on i run. iran.ran -- venezuelans will defend their country in the event of a u.s. invasion according to president nicolas maduro. the leader has rejected an expiring ultimatum from european countries to hold a new election following escalating protests as supporters from both sides marched on the streets. donald trump says military intervention remains an option. australia's financial industry faces tougher regulation and scrutiny asked the government inquirypted -- from an into misconduct. the australian treasurers says the report is a scathing investment of the financial sector's conduct. indictment of the financial sector's conduct. global news, 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. anna: coming up on the european market open, europe's biggest airline says it could miss its downgraded targets if brexit turns out badly. we will discuss results. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to "bloomberg ma