A link to a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s WEST BANK and IRAN so far, and click HERE or scroll down for LEBANON 8-14-26.) — MCM

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Israeli flare bombs ignite forest fires in southern Lebanon, local media reports. From Middle East Eye. Israeli forces dropped flare bombs over the Aita al-Jabal forest in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district today, sparking fires, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. The agency also said . . . READ MORE . . .

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A link to a report from NBC News; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down today’s LEBANON and IRAN so far, and down for WEST BANK 8-28-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 29  Palestinian woman and NBC News team attacked by masked Israeli settlers in West Bank, by F. Brinley Bruton | NBC News  Masked Israeli settlers attacked and injured a Palestinian woman and members of an NBC News team reporting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday. Click HERE for report including video and photo.

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A link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s LEBANON and WEST BANK so far, and down for IRAN 8-29-26.) — MCM

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Iran’s leader calls for Muslim unity, NBC crew attacked in West Bank and other Mideast news, by Julia Frankel | AP  JERUSALEM — Iran’s supreme leader today called on leaders of Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States, imploring them to “know your real enemy.” In the occupied West Bank, the U.S. news network NBC said . . . READ MORE . . .

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HERE ARE a link to a commentary from the Chris Hedges Report via ScheerPost and Consortium News, and message I emailed Scott Simon at NPR. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE, ALL OF IT and IRAN, and for MEDIA 8-28-26.) — MCM

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Here is a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s MEDIA, ALL OF IT and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 9-28-26.) — MCM

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Here are links to items from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s MEDIA, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for ALL OF IT 8-27-26.) — MCM

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Here are links to three items: a report from Foreign Policy in Focus via ScheerPost, and to two segments from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s MEDIA, UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and down for IRAN 8-28-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 27  Pakistan’s ‘fresh’ proposal to end Iran-U.S. conflict, by Tarique Niazi | Foreign Policy in Focus / ScheerPost  Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir’s trip to Iran on Aug. 24 has ignited new hope . . . READ MORE . . .

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PBS News correspondent Reza Sayah on daily life and resilience inside war-torn Iran. Scott Simon of NPR speaks with PBS News special correspondent Reza Sayah about life inside Iran, just as President Trump promised even tougher sanctions this week. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for audio and text of an Aug. 28 report from NPR. NOTE: Both segments place the start of the current Iran war as Feb. 28 of this year rather than June 22, 2025.

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It is worth noting that reports from the Associated Press and Reuters today (scroll down for them) have the Iran war as beginning on Feb. 28 of this year — or six months ago — rather than on June 13, 2025, when what is called the “Twelve-Day War” began with extensive Israeli bombing of Iran. U.S. bombing on June 22, 2025, was followed by a ceasefire beginning on June 24, 2025. This is also true of reports and commentary from Al Jazeera and National Public Radio. A Wikipedia account of what is called the Twelve-Day War is HERE.

It is worth noting that the Reuters report on the wounding of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei on Feb. 28 of this year and his staying out of public view since then, did not mention that his father, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was assassinated on that day and several other members of his family also died from Israeli bombing in a joint U.S.-Israeli operation. A Wikipedia account is HERE.

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Here are links to four reports: from the Associated Press and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s MEDIA. IRAN, GAZA and WEST BANK, and down for UKRAINE 8-26-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 27  Russia bombards 9 Ukrainian cities overnight, calls the strikes ‘massive,’ by Hanna Arhivova | AP  KYIV — Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones in an overnight onslaught that ran into the daylight hours of Thursday, when explosions echoed around Kyiv through the morning. Click HERE for report including video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM AUG. 27  Russia warns British military sites could become targets over Ukrainian strikes. From the Cradle. Russia may begin striking British military facilities and equipment in Ukraine and beyond if Kiev continues to use UK-supplied weapons to attack Russian territory, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 27  CIA chief ‘warned’ Russia against striking NATO, supporting Iran: report. From the Cradle. CIA Director John Ratcliffe used his recent visit to Moscow to “warn” Russia against attacking NATO members and to “press” it to reduce backing for Iran, sources told Politico in a report released on Wednesday. READ MORE . . .

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Here are links to four reports: from Al-Monitor, the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s MEDIA, UKRAINE,  GAZA and WEST BANK, and down for IRAN 8-26-26.) — MCM

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Oil prices fall after Iran steps up truce efforts, U.S. says Hormuz mines cleared, by Jack Dutton | Al-Monitor  Oil prices fell today after the U.S. military said it had cleared all the mines in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran said it would draw up a list of demands for the waterway’s full reopening. READ MORE . . .

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The Iran war has changed the Middle East, but not in the way its architects had hoped, by Joseph Krauss | AP  It’s been six months since the United States and Israel attacked Iran with the perennial goal of transforming the Middle East through military force. When they attacked Iran on Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel . . . READ MORE . . .

FROM AUG. 27  Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war, and other Middle East developments. From AP. Qatar and other regional powers sought an off-ramp from the war with Iran on Thursday as another tanker attack was reported in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Iranian government dismissed the Trump administration’s latest sanctions. Click HERE for report including photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.