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For now, links to FOURTEEN-plus reports, commentaries and analyses (at least 25): from Al Jazeera, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Jerusalem Post, the Cradle, Geopolitical Economy Report, and Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-9-26 and today’s LEBANON so far.) — MCM

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Iran war: What is happening on day 11? by Elizabeth Melimopoulos of Al Jazeera relying in part on AFP, Reuters and AP  In the second week of the United States-Israel war on Iran, Tehran continues to experience “some of the most intense bombardments” overnight. This report summarizes developments in Iran, Israel, and elsewhere. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters. Click HERE and HERE for same brief report from AFP / AFP in English and French.

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U.S. and Iran dig in and ramp up threats as war rages with no end in sight, by Jon Gambrell, Jamey Keaten and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI — Iran’s attacks on regional oil infrastructure and pledges to choke off maritime traffic left markets on edge today as the United States promised blistering new strikes. The war’s effects were felt across the region and beyond. Both sides sharpened their rhetoric. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM MARCH 9  Trump says Iran war could be over soon, then increases threats if global oil supplies are disrupted, by Jon Gambrell, Will Weissert and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI —  U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil prices are disrupted by the Islamic Republics, which chose a new hard-lined supreme leader. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Trump hails Iran successes, doesn’t give war’s time frame. Reported by Mara Liasson and Steve Inskeep | NPR  President Trump says the U.S. is ‘achieving major strides’ in Iran but doesn’t cite an endpoint. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for links to all five or six NPR Iran war-related reports on today’s “Morning Edition.”

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IDF targets IRGC weapons research headquarters in Tehran as Israel, Iran continue to trade blows, by James Genn | The Jerusalem Post  In a series of statements overnight the IDF stated that it struck in Tehran and several other Iranian cities. The military identified several operatives in Iran’s ballistic missile program . . . READ MORE . . .

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White House seeks ‘exit plan’ for Iran war as Tehran rebuffs U.S . diplomatic outreach: report. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump’s advisors have been urging him to find an “exit plan” to “extract” Washington from the brutal war on Iran due to concerns of political backlash, informed sources told the Wall Street Journal on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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Saudi Arabia, UAE scramble to ease ‘intolerable energy cost’ of U.S.-Israeli war on Iran: report. From the Cradle. Iran’s retaliatory campaign against the U.S. and Israel’s brutal war includes a strategy centered around imposing an “intolerable economic cost” on Washington, which Gulf states could potentially help mitigate via alternative pipelines, according to Bloomberg. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 9  Crude oil prices swing wildly as the Iran war stretches on. Reported by Camila Domonoske and Rafael Nam | NPR  The price of Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, surged well past $100 when energy markets opened on Sunday. Prices retreated back below $90 late Monday afternoon. Click HERE to listen and read, and click HERE for all six Iran war-related reports on NPR’s “All Things Considered” program Monday.

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FROM MARCH 8  U.S. & Israel bomb Iran’s schools and hospitals with ‘no stupid rules of engagement,’ by Ben Norton | Geopolitical Economy Report  The United States and Israel are intentionally devastating civilian areas in Iran, bombing schools, hospitals, and residential neighborhoods, not only to destroy the state but also to collapse Iranian society itself. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 9  Tehran warns U.S. forces launching attacks from ‘civilian areas’ in Gulf nations. From the Cradle. Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei revealed on Sunday that missiles targeting Iran have been launched from residential areas in neighboring countries, warning that . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 9  Israel ‘up to its neck, unprepared’ for two-front war against Iran, Hezbollah: report. From the Cradle. The Israeli military is “not prepared” to fight a two-front war against both Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 9  There was no nuclear threat. U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is blind vengeance, by Abdelkader Abderrahmane | Middle East Eye  Defying international law and putting their own interests before those of the region’s population, the U.S. and Israel claim to be motivated by the need to halt Tehran’s nuclear programme. The reality is diametrically opposite. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to THREE reports and an article of commentary: from Middle East Eye and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted. (Scroll down for LEBANON 3-6-26 and today’s IRAN so far.) — MCM

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Israeli army issues expulsion order for Beirut’s southern suburbs. From Middle East Eye. The Lebanese National News Agency says the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced an expulsion order for residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs including Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath and Bourj el-Barajneh. 

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FROM MARCH 9  Israeli army carries out new landing operation in east Lebanon’s Bekaa. From the Cradle. The Israeli military carried out a new landing operation in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa region early on 9 March, just two days after a deadly incursion into the town of Nabi Chit – aimed at locating the body of Israeli air force pilot Ron Arad, who was taken captive in Lebanon decades ago. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 9  Israel ‘up to its neck, unprepared’ for two-front war against Iran, Hezbollah: report. From the Cradle. The Israeli military is “not prepared” to fight a two-front war against both Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 9  How Iran war will shape the future of Hezbollah and Israeli expansionism, by Hicham Safieddine | Middle East Eye  The U.S.–Israeli war on Iran has led to a regional conflagration, with Lebanon becoming one of its hot spots. Two days after the attack on Iran, Hezbollah launched rockets across the border towards Haifa. Israel swiftly responded . . . READ MORE . . .

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Iran weighs tactical shift in Persian Gulf strikes while intensifying attacks on Israel, by Jeremy Scahill | Dropsite News  Iran is considering reducing its strikes in most Arab nations that house U.S. military bases while expanding attacks against Israel, a senior Iranian official told Drop Site. READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Oil prices rise and markets dip as Iran digs in with new leader, by Jon Gambrell, Jamey Keaten and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI — Oil prices surged and stock markets slid today after hard-line Ayatollah was chosen to succeed his late father as Iran’s supreme leader. His appointment, and new strikes on regional oil infrastructure, signaled that Iran was digging in 10 days into the war launched by the United States and Israel. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 

Where things stand after another weekend of war, by Cara Anna | AP  Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as his successor — whom U.S. President Donald Trump had already disdained as “unacceptable.” The Islamic Republic’s war strategy now has a new commander, and The powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has pledged allegiance to the new commander of the Islamic Republic. Oil prices shot above $100 a barrel. Both sides in the war . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel needs weeks to destroy Iran’s military: defense official. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Steve Inskeep | NPR  A senior Israeli defense official says Israel needs three more weeks to accomplish its goal of decimating Iran’s military forces. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for all eight Iran war-related reports on today’s “Morning Edition” program.

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FROM MARCH 8  Gen. David Petraeus on Iran’s high-risk strategy, Russian support and U.S. military options. From Fox News. Ret. Gen. David Petraeus discusses Iran’s defense strategy, alleged Russian military cooperation and the U.S. response to escalating tensions on Sunday. Click HERE for video.

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FROM MARCH 8  U.S. orders embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia due to Iran war. From Middle East Eye. The United States said late Sunday that it was ordering embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran strikes the kingdom in retaliation for an attack by Washington and Israel. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 8  U.S. service member dies from injuries sustained in Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia. From Middle East Monitor.  A U.S. service member has succumbed to injuries sustained during an Iranian attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia on March 1, bringing the death toll of US service members to seven, U.S. Central Command announced Sunday, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 8  Iran names Majtaba Khamenie to succeed his father as supreme leader, by Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Kareem Chehayeb and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday, as the war that began a little over a week ago with his father’s killing took a dramatic turn. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from NPR.

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FROM MARCH 8  Israel hits critical infrastructure in Iran war. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Adrian Ma | NPR  Israel hits oil facilities in Tehran overnight, triggering huge explosions, as Iran targets infrastructure in Bahrain and Kuwait and the Middle East conflict enters day nine. Click HERE soon to listen and, later, read, and HERE for all three of NPR’s “All Things Considered” program on March 8.

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FROM MARCH 8  U.S., Israel planning seizure of Iran’s Kharg oil terminal, threatening to ‘bring down’ world economies: report. From the Cradle. White House officials have discussed seizing Kharg Island, a strategic terminal responsible for roughly 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil exports, as well as sending US special forces to seize Iran’s enriched uranium, Axios reported on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s descent Into madness: MJ Rosenberg on Gideon Levy’s warning. From ScheerPost. In his latest Substack column, longtime analyst and former Hill staffer MJ Rosenberg turns his attention to a chilling new reality inside Israel — one captured with brutal clarity by Gideon Levy in Haaretz. Rosenberg argues that the crisis now gripping Israel is not simply a matter of extremist leadership but of a society that has embraced war, vengeance, and ultranationalism as a collective identity. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s goal in Iran is not just regime change, but complete collapse, by Kate McMahon | Mondoweiss  For Israel, a failed Iranian state fractured by civil war is preferable to any other outcome. They don’t want to just change the regime in Iran, they want to collapse the state itself. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 8  The war on Iran — and Washington’s missing exit strategy, by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies | ScheerPost  The U.S. and Israel are gambling that they can destroy enough of Iran’s missiles before they themselves run out of air defense interceptors needed to stop them. Recent experience suggests this gamble is likely to fail. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 8  U.S. makes India perform in a circus tent, by M. K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  Exceptionally rude statements and remarks poured out of Trump administration officials demanding that India should fall in line with the American diktat to terminate its oil imports from Russia. The alibi was that India’s oil trade generated additional income for Russia, which helped finance the Kremlin’s ongoing war in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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A link to an interview from the Chris Hedges Report (and later as it appears below via Consortium News); others are accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted. (Scroll down for MEDIA 3-8-26. Scroll up for today’s IRAN so far.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 4  The media’s capitulation to power (w/ Ahmed Eldin). Chris Hedges of the Chris Hedges Report, former foreign correspondent, and Ahmed Eldin, Palestinian journalist and media critic, discuss “the propagandistic purpose that corporate media serves in the age of the American-Israeli project of genocidal colonialism,” including “the role of Western media in shaping public understanding of the war in Gaza.” Click HERE for video and transcript of interview.

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Links to TEN-plus reports, analyses, interviews and commentary: from Agence France-Presse, Middle East Monitor, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Anadolu Ajansi, Consortium News, Middle East Eye, and Unapologetic; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-7-26 and MEDIA.) — MCM

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* Frequent war updates and photos from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE, HERE and HERE. AP reports in Spanish are HERE. *

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Iran’s top diplomat says Iran, not Trump, will elect new leader. From AFP. “We allow nobody to interfere in our domestic affairs,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC’s “Meet the Press” today. “This is up to the Iranian people to elect their new leader.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AFP report in French, and HERE for headlines of others.

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Iran to intensify attacks against Israel, U.S. as of tonight, military official says. From Middle East Monitor. Beginning tonight, Iran’s military will double its use of strategic missiles carrying heavy warheads and intensify drone attacks against Israel and the United States, an Iranian military official said today, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Bahrain says Iran hit desalinization plant, stoking fears of attacks on civilian sites, by Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz and Kareem Chehayeb | AP  DUBAI — Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant on Sunday, raising fears that civilian infrastructure may become fair game in the war, as Iran’s president vowed to expand the country’s attacks on American targets across the region in the face of intense U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Israel hits Iran’s oil depots as clerics say consensus reached on Ayatollah successor. From NPR. Israel targeted Iran’s oil facilities for the first time early today; videos showed huge flames lighting up the sky. Tehran responded by hitting a desalination plant in Bahrain. Iranian state media reported officials were close to announcing a successor for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in Israeli strikes at the start of the war. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 7  The impact of Iran’s attacks on the UAE. Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR  The UAE, billed as a global luxury destination, has received the bulk of Iran’s attacks in the region so far. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM MARCH 7  How the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran is realigning the politics of the Middle East. Reported by Michael Levitt, Adrian Ma and Daniel Ofman | NPR  Ma speaks with author and journalist Kim Ghattas about the impacts the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran will have on the broader region. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Australia considering military aid to Middle East but will not deploy troops. From Anadolu. ISTANBUL — Australia said today it is considering offering military aid to Middle Eastern countries hit by Iran’s counter strikes but will not deploy troops to contribute to a war effort, according to media reports. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same Anadolu report in French, and HERE for others.

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FROM MARCH 7  Watch: The World This Week w/ Ray McGovern. Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, and CN columnist Patrick Lawrence speak with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, about “a week that changed the world, perhaps forever” and what may be in store. The discussion first aired Friday evening on CN Live! Click HERE for video.

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FROM MARCH 6  Iran is gearing up for a long war of attrition against Israel and the U.S., by Marco Carnelos | Middle East Eye  In essence, Iran is aiming to inflict “death by 1,000 cuts.” There no more red lines containing Tehran’s response after the assassination of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. As has been observed in other similar situations, the West might . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 3  Israel dragged Trump into a war with Iran he cannot win. Now what? From Unapologetic. Andreas Krieg, a senior lecturer at King’s College London, discusses Iran’s response to the U.S.-Israel war against it and the potential ramifications for the security of Gulf states. Click HERE for video.

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A link to commentary: from MintPress News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name as highlighted. (Scroll down for MEDIA 2-25-26. Scroll up for IRAN.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 6  Corporate media go all out to support the Israeli-U.S. war on Iran, by Alan Macleod | MintPress News  Corporate media of all stripes have rushed to support the U.S./Israeli attack on Iran, throwing objectivity and accuracy by the wayside in order to manufacture consent for regime change. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to NINE-plus reports, analyses, interviews and discussions (dozens): from the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, Consortium News, Anadolu Ajansi, National Public Radio, Middle East Eye, and Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-6-26.) — MCM

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* Frequent war updates from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE, HERE and HERE. AP reports in Spanish are HERE. *

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FROM MARCH 7  Watch: The World This Week w/ Ray McGovern. Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, and CN columnist Patrick Lawrence speak with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, about “a week that changed the world, perhaps forever” and what may be in store. The discussion first aired Friday evening on CN Live! Click HERE for video.

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Iran says oil facility in Tehran is hit in latest airstrikes, by Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy  | AP  DUBAI — The Iran war exploded further late today as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict. Associated Press video showed the horizon glowing against the night sky. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Trump says he’ll hit Iran harder as Iranian president apologizes to neighbors. Edited by Sara Aboubakr, Hrvoje Hranjski, Donna Edwards, Verda Subzwari and Elizabeth Both | AP  U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard!,” while noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighboring nations over Tehran’s attacks. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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Day 8 updates: Attack on Iran, by Joe Lauria | Consortium News  11:15 am EST:  The Washington Post has reported on a classified document that says a large-scale U.S. war against Iran would be “unlikely” to topple the government. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. approves $151.8M weapons sales to Israel, waiving congressional review, by Rabia Iclal Turan | Anadolu Ajansi  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration approved a possible $151.8 million weapons sale to Israel on Friday, invoking “emergency” authority to waive the congressional review requirements as Washington and Israel continue to attack Iran. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same Anadolu report in French, and HERE for others.

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FROM MARCH 6  In one week, war has swept across the Middle East. Reported by Juana Summers, Michele Keleme,n,  Alejandra Marquez Janse, Elena Burnett, Tara Neill and Barrie Hardymon  | NPR  Nearly a week into a new and widening war in the Middle East, some of the U.S.’s closest allies in the region and beyond are trying to contain it. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for all five of NPR’s Iran war reports on “All Things Considered” for March 6.

NOTE: Nobody reads this blog. But . . .

For now, links to FIFTEEN-plus reports, commentaries, analyses and interviews (more than 19): from the Associated Press, the Cradle, National Public Radio, Antiwar.com, MintPress News, and ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-5-26 and today’s, CUBA, VENEZUELA and LEBANON so far.) — MCM

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* Frequent war updates from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE, HERE and HERE. AP reports in Spanish are HERE. *

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Intense Israeli strikes target Iran and Lebanon as U.S. warns bombardment to ‘surge dramatically,’ by Jon Gambrell, Russ Bynum and Sally Abou Aljoud | AP  DUBAI — Intense Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon early today as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships. READ MORE . . .

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Qatar energy chief says war disruptions will soon trigger ‘global economic collapse.’ From the Cradle. Qatar Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi says the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the logistical disruptions on Gulf energy exports will have devastating consequences for the global economy, according to an interview published by the Financial Times today. READ MORE . . .

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Trump calls on Iran to surrender and rules out taks as Israel bombs Lebanon, by Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Sam Metz and Sally Abou Aljoud | AP  DUBAI — U.S. President Donald Trump today appeared to rule out talks with Iran absent its “unconditional surrender.” Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut and Tehran as Iran launched more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on the seventh day of the war. The strikes in Lebanon were the heaviest since . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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Trump to meet defence contractors to speed up weapons deliveries. From Middle East Eye. The White House said representatives from six companies were to attend attend the meeting today: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX Corporation, Boeing, Honeywell, and L3Harris Technologies. READ MORE . . .

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U.S warplanes ‘likely responsible’ for Minab school massacre in Iran, internal probe shows. From the Cradle. U.S. investigators probing the deadly attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in the Iranian city of Minab believe a U.S. military strike is the most likely cause of the bombing that killed over 180 people, of whom at least 165 were children, according to U.S. officials who spoke to Reuters. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s Iran endgame unclear as he weighs quick exit against losing leverage. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR  President Trump hasn’t spelled out how he wants the Iran war to end. But ending the military campaign too early could mean losing leverage over what comes next. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for all five NPR reports from today’s “Morning Edition.”

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FROM MARCH 5  U.S.-Israeli war kills over 1,200 Iranians, destroys thousands of civilian buildings. From the Cradle. At least 1,230 Iranians have been killed since the joint US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic started six days ago, according to figures released by officials on 5 March, with thousands of civilian buildings targeted and confirmed strikes on more than a dozen medical facilities. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 5  Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran’s next leader as war ripples across the region, by Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Elena Becatoros and Samy Magdy | AP  DUBAI — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up retaliatory attacks on Israel, American bases and countries around the region. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from Antiwar.com.

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FROM MARCH 5  What it feels like to be in the middle of Iran’s widening war. Reported by Mary Louise Kelly, Tom Bowman and Aya Batrawy | NPR  Kelly talks with Pentagon correspondent Bowman and international correspondent Batrawy about the war in the Middle East for the national security podcast Sources & Methods. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM MARCH 5  U.S. radars destroyed: Iran writes handbook for modern war with empire. Mnar Adley of MintPress News speaks with Sharmine Narwani, political analyst and editor of the Cradle, “to break through the ‘fog of war’ and expose the reality of this military confrontation waged by the Epstein class.” Click HERE for video and more of intro.

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FROM MARCH 4  Kucinich: Iran could be the graveyard of U.S. power. Robert Scheer of ScheerPost talks with former Cleveland mayor and former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. From intro: “one of the most urgent and unflinching conversations in Scheer Intelligence history.” Click HERE for audio and text of extensive print summary.

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FROM MARCH 4  Khamenie assassination, Strait of Hormuz closure & betrayal of Arab nations. Mnar Adley of MintPress News talks again with Seyeed Seyed Mohammad Marandi, professor of English literature and orientalism, speaking from the University of Tehran. Click HERE for video and an intro.   

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FROM MARCH 4  How European countries aid U.S. and Israel in the war on Iran, by Alan Macleod | MintPress News  European nations provide economic and diplomatic support and supply military assistance, actively participating in the U.S.-Israeli campaign to overthrow Iran’s government. READ MORE . . .

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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for CUBA 3-5-26 and today’s IRAN and LEBANON so far.) — MCM

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* Frequent Iran war updates from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE, HERE and HERE. AP reports in Spanish are HERE. *

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FROM MARCH 5  Crews in Cuba rush to repair a damaged power plant to ease a blackout, by  Milexy Durán | AP  HAVANA  — Swaths of Cuba remained without power today nearly a day after a huge blackout hit the western part of the island in the latest outage blamed on a fragile electric grid and a lack of fuel. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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First, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for VENEZUELA 3-4-26, and up or down for today’s CUBA, IRAN and LEBANON so far.) — MCM

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* Frequent Iran war updates from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE, HERE and HERE. AP reports in Spanish are HERE. *

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As the U.S. and Venezuela mend relations, Trump touts it as a model for regime change. Reported by Eyder Peralta, and Steve Inskeep | NPR  Washington and Caracas moved to restore diplomatic ties, as President Trump comments on Venezuela’s post-Maduro transition as a model something similar in Iran. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.