Iran, 10-30-26

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Links to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, YEMEN and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 10-29-26.) — MCM

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Tehran comments on Vance’s communication. From the Cradle. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has commented on a “conciliatory” letter from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, stressing that Iran’s conditions to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain unchanged. READ MORE . . .

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Iran launches first export freight train from Qom to China amid U.S. naval blockade. From the Cradle. Iran has launched its first export freight train from the city of Qom to China, as Tehran seeks to expand its export routes amid an ongoing US naval blockade, Fars News Agency reported on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

Yemen, 10-30-26

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A link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for YEMEN 10-28-26.) — MCM

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Saudi Arabia hits Yemen with 116 airstrikes over 24 hours leaving scores of civilian casualties. From the Cradle. Saudi Arabia has intensified its attacks against Yemen, launching 116 airstrikes and missile attacks over a period of 24 hours, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces said on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

Ukraine, 10-30-26

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Links to three reports: from the Associated Press and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and YEMEN, and down for UKRAINE 10-29-26.) — MCM

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Brief Russia-Ukraine truce facilitates evacuations from and aid deliveries to Oleshky, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — A humanitarian mission entered the devastated city of Oleshky today, officials said, on the fourth day of the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine 4½ years ago. Click HERE for report with video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Report from the Moscow Times is HERE.
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Three killed as Ukraine renews drone strikes against Russian oil refineries. From the Moscow Times. At least two people died in the southern Samara region while responding to fires that broke out at industrial sites targeted in Ukrainian drone attacks overnight, local authorities said Friday, while a 19-year-old was killed in a separate airstrike in the western Bryansk region. READ MORE . . .

West Bank, 10-29-26

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Links to a report from Middle East Monitor and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for this date’s GAZA, UKRAINE and IRAN, and for WEST BANK 10-29-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 28  Israeli military demolishes homes of two prisoners in West Bank village of Beita. From Middle East Monitor. Local officials say Israeli forces demolished two homes belonging to Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank town of Beita, south of Nablus, on Wednesday, using . . . Click HERE for report including video.

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FROM OCT. 27  Why Hamas must not repeat Fatah’s historic mistakes, by Sami Al-Arian | Middle East Eye  Palestinians have no vote of their own in sight. Their legislative elections, due on Nov. 28, would have been the first since January 2006, when Hamas won a parliamentary majority. READ MORE . . .

Gaza, 10-29-26

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Links to a report from Middle East Monitor, and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for this date’s WEST BANK, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for Gaza 10-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 28  World Food Program chief calls Gaza hunger ‘unacceptable’; vows to protect aid workers. From Middle East Monitor. The UN World Food Program chief Luke Lindberg said Wednesday that the hunger situation in the Gaza Strip is “unacceptable” as he pledged to defend his staff against attacks, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 27  Why Hamas must not repeat Fatah’s historic mistakes, by Sami Al-Arian | Middle East Eye  Palestinians have no vote of their own in sight. Their legislative elections, due on Nov. 28, would have been the first since January 2006, when Hamas won a parliamentary majority. READ MORE . . .

Ukraine, 10-29-26

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Links to two reports and a commentary: from the Moscow Times, the Associated Press, and Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s WEST BANK, GAZA and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 10-28-26.) — MCM

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Russian military intercepts record 1.2K Ukrainian drones overnight. From the Moscow Times.  Russian air defense systems intercepted a record 1,214 Ukrainian drones across the country amid an overnight air barrage, the Defense Ministry said today, as authorities in Ukraine said Russia killed at least 14 people in a strike on a train platform. READ MORE . . .

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Aid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day, by Hanna Arhirova and Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — Humanitarian aid is poised to roll into the stricken city of Oleshky on Friday, a Ukrainian official said, as a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine stretched into a third day and military units cleared away landmines. Click HERE  for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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FROM OCT. 28  There is cautious optimism about ending the Ukraine war, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  The needle may not have moved on ending the Ukraine war but the joint phone call on Tuesday by Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to Russian President Vladimir Putin can be regarded as a defining moment. READ MORE . . .

Iran, 10-29-26

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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 this date’s WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 10-28-26.) — MCM

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Iran says 3 oil tankers struck mines, and other Mideast news. From AP.  The U.S. military denied Iran’s claim today that it captured an American drone near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also said that three tankers struck mines and caught fire while attempting to exit the strait through an unauthorized route. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

Yemen, 10-28-26

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First, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN, ALL OF IT and WEST BANK so far, and for YEMEN 10-27-26.) — MCM

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Yemeni army issues ‘final’ evacuation call for Aden Airport. From the Cradle. The Yemeni Armed Forces today issued a “final” warning for those at Aden Airport in Yemen’s south to evacuate immediately, citing the presence of Saudi military assets at the facility. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, 10-28-26

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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s YEMEN, UKRAINE, IRAN, ALL OF IT and WEST BANK so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-27-26.) — MCM

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A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await U.S.-led talks, by Hanna Arhirova and Derek Gatopoulos | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — A planned six-day ceasefire in and around a Russia-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said today, but Moscow and Kyiv battered each other elsewhere as they awaited a date for the next round of U.S.-brokered talks. Click HERE for report with video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Iran, 10-28-26

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Links to five reports and analyses: from Middle East Eye, the Cradle, Informed Comment, Middle East Monitor, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down this date’s YEMEN, UKRAINE, ALL OF IT and WEST BANK so far, and down for IRAN 10-27-26.) — MCM

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U.S. warns Gulf of intense strikes on Iran after midterms: WSJ. From Middle East Eye. The U.S. has warned several Gulf Arab countries to be prepared for a short, intense military offensive against Iran after the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3, the Wall Street Journal reported today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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FROM OCT. 27  Officials of Mecca Pact nations gather for talks in Tehran, defying Trump, by Juan Cole | Informed Comment  ANN ARBOR — Al Jazeera reports that on Monday, the three members of the Mecca security pact visited Tehran. Field Marshal Asim Munir of Pakistan, Saudi Minister of Defense Khalid Bin Salman, and Turkish Director of the National Intelligence Organization Ibrahim Kalin met  with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for an analysis from Middle East Monitor.  

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FROM OCT. 27  Russian satellites help Iran’s allies strike Saudi Arabia, data and officials say, by Sarah El Deeb and Samy Magdy | AP  BEIRUT — Iranian-backed militias carried out a precision strike last month, hitting the pumping stations of Saudi Arabia’s most important oil pipeline. Days later, another attack hit a Saudi military air base, damaging an Italian fighter jet inside a hangar. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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