A link to a commentary from Informed Comment; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for UKRAINE, LEBANON, IRAN and MEDIA, and for GAZA 6-3-26.) — MCM

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Could Israel’s wars throw the whole world into chaos? by Dan Steinbock | Informed Comment  SINGAPORE — Israel’s Obliteration Doctrine is a lethal mix of scorched earth policy, collective punishment and civilian victimization, coupled with massive indiscriminate bombardment and systematic use of artificial intelligence. READ MORE . . .

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Russia’s economic forum opens against backdrop of Ukrainian strikes. Reported by Charles Maynes and Leila Fadel | NPR  The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum — Russia’s answer to Davos — opens under the shadow of Ukrainian drone attacks and growing economic uncertainty. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for GAZA, UKRAINE, LEBANON and IRAN, and down for MEDIA 6-3-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 3  Whither ‘60 Minutes’? As turmoil unspools in public, CBS News show’s ultimate health is debated, by Jocelyn Noveck | AP  NEW YORK — “This is ‘60 Minutes,’” Harry Reasoner announced on Sept. 24, 1968, introducing his new CBS News show alongside fellow correspondent Mike Wallace. “It’s kind of a magazine for television.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 3   Former 60 Minutes correspondent doesn’t have much confidence in show’s future. Reported by Tyler Bartlam, Scott Detrow and Sarah Handel | NPR  Detrow talks with Steve Kroft about the firing of “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley. Kroft was a correspondent on the CBS show for 30 seasons. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for LEBANON, WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN, CUBA and MEDIA, and for UKRAINE 6-2-26.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal before city hosts Russian economic forum. From AP. Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over the city where President Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia’s leading event for attracting foreign capital.

Links to reports from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN, CUBA and MEDIA, and down for LEBANON 6-2-26.) — MCM

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Lebanon reports dozens of casualties from Israeli attacks on third day of U.S.-backed ‘truce.’ From the Cradle. Israel’s escalation in Lebanon continued to pick up pace on 3 June – following Washington’s unilateral ceasefire announcement, which has seen Tel Aviv intensify carpet bombing and indiscriminate strikes across the country’s south and elsewhere. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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Links to reports from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, LEBANON, GAZA, IRAN, CUBA and MEDIA, and down for WEST BANK 5-27-26.) — MCM

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Tel Aviv advances de facto annexation of occupied West Bank with massive settlement expansion. From the Cradle. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich today announced a new and major illegal settlement project in the occupied West Bank, which aims to see the construction of around 2,000 houses on Palestinian land. READ MORE . . .

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Israel orders seisure of30 hectares of Palestinian land in southern West Bank: official. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli authorities have issued a military order to seize 30 hectares (74 acres) of Palestinian land near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank under the pretext of expropriation for public purposes, a Palestinian official said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . .

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Links to reports from Middle East Monitor and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, LEBANON, WEST BANK, IRAN, CUBA and MEDIA, and down for GAZA 6-1-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 2  Hamas denies refusing to hand over governance in Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. Hamas on Tuesday denied allegations that it is refusing to relinquish control of the Gaza Strip, describing claims by some on the Board of Peace as “misleading lies intended to provide cover for the occupation to continue its aggression,” Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli study finds starvation in Gaza was result of deliberate policy, by Nadav Rapaport | Middle East Eye | TEL AVIV — A recent Israeli study has concluded that starvation in Gaza resulted from a premeditated policy, despite sustained public denial by the Israeli government and much of the media. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 2  The systematic murder of international law, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  Do we witness the death of international law and international justice? Have these breathed their last and must now be counted things of the past? Have we entered an era . . . READ MORE . . .

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Links to FIVE reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, Reuters, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor, and to an interview from National Public Radio; others published material is  accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, LEBANON, WEST BANK, CUBA and MEDIA, and down for IRAN 6-2-26.) — MCM

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Iran and the U.S. trade strikes in the Persian Gulf, further testing ceasefire, by Jon Gambrell and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI — Kuwait briefly shut its main airport today after Iranian drones heavily damaged a terminal building, killing one person and wounding dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Tehran and Washington that have tested a fragile ceasefire. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish; and HERE for others.  Click HERE and HERE for later reports from Middle East Eye and Reuters.

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Iran to deepen ties with ‘principal strategic partner’ China: Ghalibaf. From the Cradle. Iranian Parliament Speaker and special representative for China affairs, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, held the first joint meeting with key economic officials today to align Tehran’s economic strategy toward Beijing. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 2  Iran says its armed force ready ‘more than in the past’ if war renews with U.S. From Middle East Monitor. A spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday that the readiness of the country’s armed forces today “is more than in the past,” claiming Tehran will use “different” types of weapons in case of a renewed war with the U.S. and Israel. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 2  A new book charts Iran’s shift from a movement rooted in independence to present day. Reported by Ashley Brown, Mary Louise Kelly, Karen Zamora and ]Brianna Scott | NPR  What were the broken promises of the 1979 Iranian Revolution? Kelly speaks with reporter Yeganeh Torbati about the new book she co-authored, Stolen Revolution. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.