For now, links to NINE-plus reports, interviews, analyses and commentaries (11): from Middle East Monitor, Reuters, Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, Anadolu Ajansi, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 4-23-26, and up or down for today’s GAZA, LEBANON and SYRIA so far.) — MCM
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Israel tells U.S. it wants to resume war with Iran. From Middle East Monitor. Israel is waiting for the green light from U.S. President Donald Trump to restart the fighting, sending a message to Washington saying: “We are interested in resuming the campaign against Iran.” Over the past 24 hours, the United States has reinforced . . . READ MORE . . .
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Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift. From Reuters. An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the U.S. position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a U.S. official told Reuters. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Eye. and the Cradle.
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Pakistan forges ahead with diplomatic efforts to bring Iran and U.S. together for talks, by Munir Ahmed and Jon Gambrell | AP ISLAMABAD — Iran’s top diplomat and Pakistani officials talked today over details of the ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, part of an effort by Islamabad to get Tehran to send a delegation for a second round of negotiations with Washington. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Anadolu.
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Thousands of seafarers stranded by ongoing U.S. blockade on Strait of Hormuz. Reported by Jackie Northam and Michel Martin | NPR As the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports drags on, thousands of seafarers are stranded on ships, and economic shockwaves ripple around the world. Click HERE to listen and, later, read; and HERE for links to all three Iran war-related segments today on NPR‘s “Morning Edition.”
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FROM APRIL 23 Former deputy commander of Central Command on the future of the Iran war. Michel Martin of NPR talks with Robert Harward, former deputy commander of Central Command, about U.S. Naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz and implications for the future of the war with Iran. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM APRIL 23 Who’s Trump listening to on Iran? Reported by Mary Louise Kelly, Greg Myre and Franco Ordoñez | NPR Kelly speaks with White House Correspondent Franco Ordonez and National Security Correspondent Greg Myre about how President Trump’s Cabinet is shaping the process of the Iran war. Click HERE to listen and read.
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TO BE CONTINUED