Russia has suspended coordination in the Syrian conflict with the United States, after the US shot down a Syrian government fighter jet. The US is now making efforts to calm down the escalating tensions.
Russia and the United States are at loggerheads after the U-S shot down a Syrian warplane on the weekend.
The US claims the jet had dropped bombs near US-backed forces, but Syria says the plane was shot down while flying a mission against Islamic State militants.
They're trying to avoid an accidental clash over Syria, a task which will now require some delicate political manoeuvring.
Russia has, for the time being, suspended its "de-confliction" agreement with the US, and has even said that in the future, it will regard any US plane found west of the Euphrates river as potential targets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet in Germany early next month. It will be their chance to patch things up.
Iran is now involved too.
It's fired surface-to-surface missiles at IS positions in eastern Syria, in retaliation to an attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran, earlier this month, for which IS claimed responsibility.
