First, a link to commentary from National Public Radio; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down this date’s UKRAINE so far, and for IRAN 7-2-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 2 Are the wars in Ukraine and Iran showing the limits of global powers? Considered by Mary Louise Kelly, Joanna Kakissis and Greg Myre | NPR  A look at the Russian attacks on Kyiv and the overall state of the wars between Russia and Ukraine and the U.S. and Iran. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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First, a link to commentary from National Public Radio; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s IRAN so far, and down for UKRAINE 7-2-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 2 Are the wars in Ukraine and Iran showing the limits of global powers? Considered by Mary Louise Kelly, Joanna Kakissis and Greg Myre | NPR  A look at the Russian attacks on Kyiv and the overall state of the wars between Russia and Ukraine and the U.S. and Iran. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Here are links to reports from the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for UKRAINE and IRAN, and for GAZA 7-1-26.) — MCM

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Board of Peace prepares gated camps under expanding Israeli occupation. From the Cradle. Israel and the U.S.-led Board of Peace are planning to transfer Palestinians in Gaza into so-called “humanitarian shelters,” in order to “disconnect” the strip’s population “from Hamas” while Israeli forces solidify and expand their occupation, Israeli media reported on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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Israel to keep troops in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza indefinitely. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that Israeli forces would remain in what he described as “security zones” in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza for an indefinite period, with no timetable for withdrawal. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s Board of Peace says UNRWA has ‘no place’ in Gaza. From Middle East Eye. “We are turning a page on the complex of perpetual aid dependency and conflict,” U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace said a post on X. “The people of Gaza deserve better.” READ MORE . . .

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Here are links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, Tass, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 7-1-26.) — MCM

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Here is a link to a report from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for SUDAN, SYRIA, GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE, and for LEBANON 6-30-26.) — MCM

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Israeli army demolishes homes, sets up checkpoints in occupied areas of southern Lebanon: report. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli army set up checkpoints between the so-called “yellow zone” and the border area in southern Lebanon, as it continues its military presence inside Lebanese territory, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported today, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Here are  links to reports from Middle East Eye and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for LEBANON, SYRIA, GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE, and for SUDAN 6-26-26.) — MCM

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How the UAE continued supporting Sudan’s RSF through Haftar and Libya, by Oscar Rickett | Middle East Eye  Sudanese, Egyptian and Libyan sources have revealed the shifting nature of the United Arab Emirates’ support for the Rapid Support Forces through Libya, as a new investigation has uncovered the presence of military camps training RSF fighters there. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 30  Rights groups demand ICC prosecute UAE officials over Sudan genocide. From the Cradle. On Monday, a coalition of rights groups formally requested the International Criminal Court to investigate high-level officials from the UAE and other regional states for complicity in the genocide of non-Arab tribes in Sudan. READ MORE . . .

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Here are links to reports from the Cradle and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for LEBANON, SUDAN, GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for SYRIA 6-28-26.) — MCM

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Syrian forces uproot 1,000 families as part of new ‘sectarian displacement campaign.’ From the Cradle. The security forces of the extremist-led government in Damascus are carrying out a campaign of forced displacement against Syrian Shias in Homs Governorate, displacing at least a thousand families and destroying scores of homes and property. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli settler group calls for seizing crops in occupied Syrian land, by Alex MacDonald | Middle East Eye  An Israeli settler group has called for the cultivation and sale of crops from occupied Syrian land. READ MORE . . .

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Here are links to three reports: from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor, and to a discussion from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for LEBANON, SUDAN, SYRIA, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for GAZA 6-30-26.) — MCM

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‘Board of Peace’ to launch ‘Hamas-free’ camps as Israel tightens grip on Gaza. From Middle East Eye. U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace is set to launch “Hamas-free humanitarian zones” in Gaza where Palestinians will be herded while the Israeli military expands its control on the rest of the territory, Israeli media is reporting. READ MORE . . .

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Israel is carrying out ‘reproductive genocide’ against Palestinians: report, by Oscar Rickett | Middle East Eye  Israel has for decades carried out a “reproductive genocide” of the Palestinian people, obliterating medical institutions, executing women and children, and degrading the lived environment to such a point that it results in infertility, a new report says. READ MORE . . . 

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FROM JUNE 30  Board of Peace says first ‘tactical vehicles’ arrive at multinational force base in Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. The Board of Peace announced on Tuesday the arrival of the first “tactical vehicles” at the base of the International Security Force (ISF) in the Gaza Strip, as logistical preparations continue for the deployment of a multinational force in the enclave, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Watch: Palestine This Week. ‘Inside the collapse of global accountability for Israel.’ Nassim Ahmed of Middle East Monitor and Mouin Rabbani of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs talk about, among other things “Israel’s renewed push to promote the so-called ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians from Gaza, asking whether ethnic cleansing is now being pursued without even the pretence of concealment, and Trump’s proposed Gaza board.” Click HERE for video.

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Here are links to four reports: from Reuters and the Cradle, and to a bit of history via Informed Comment; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for LEBANON, SUDAN, SYRIA, GAZA and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 6-30-26.) — MCM

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Iran warns of immediate response to any threat, cites U.S. commitment to restrain Israel. From Reuters. From Reuters. DUBAI, July 1 (Reuters) – Iran will deliver an immediate and ‌powerful response to any ‌threat against its people or leadership, Iranian ​Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said today. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. and Iran enter indirect technical talks to secure peace deal, shipping restart. From Reuters. DOHA – The U.S. and Iran held technical talks in Doha today as they seek to ‌agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said. READ MORE . . .

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Iran crude exports hit 50 million barrels in post-blockade surge: report. From the Cradle. Maritime tracking firm Tanker Trackers reported today that Iran had exported 50 million barrels of oil since the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports was lifted two weeks ago under the Iran–U.S. memorandum of understanding. READ MORE . . .

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Trump weighs resuming ‘all-out war’ on Iran, chooses diplomacy ‘for now’: report. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump has considered resuming “all-out war” against Iran and has been briefed on multiple “options,” but is opting to stick to negotiations “for now,” according to sources who spoke with the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 30  Regime change, past & present: Iran and the Congo, by Fariba Amini | Special to Informed Comment  NEWARK, Del.  The Eisenhower administration, with the help of the Dulles brothers, brought down the democratically elected governments in Iran and in Congo. READ MORE . . .

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