Iran, 7-30-26

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Links to three reports and an interview: from Reuters, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s ALL OF IT, WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH, and for IRAN 7-29-26.) — MC

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NEWER  Drone strike near Suez Canal in Egypt raises new security threat in widening war, by Nafisa Eltahir, Elwely Elwelly and Tala Ramadan | Reuters  DUBAI — A drone strike on gas vessels in Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta signaled a potential new front in the U.S.-Iran war, raising the prospect of threats to navigation through the Suez Canal, one of the last remaining export routes for Saudi ‌oil. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict, by Samy Magdy and Elena Becatoros | AP  CAIRO — The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles today, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict. Click HERE for report including video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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NOTE: The next two items have somehow been “peopled” with little silhouettes. How? Why?

U.S. launches heavy strikes on Iran after attack on base in Jordan. Reported by Jane Arraf and Leila Fadel

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Former U.S ambassador on why Saudi Arabia is joining the war in the Gulf.   asks former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney why Saudi Arabia is entering the war in the Gulf.

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All of it, 7-30-26

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A link to reports from Middle East Eye; and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN, WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH, and for ALL OF IT 7-29-26.) — MCM

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U.S awards Lockheed Martin $58.6bn Patriot missile contract. From Middle East Eye. The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $58.6bn to expand production of Patriot interceptor missiles, the Reuters news agency reported. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for longer report from Reuters.

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West Bank, 7-30-26

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First, links to a photo essay from the Associated Press and to commentary from Middle East Eye; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN, ALL OF IT, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH, and down for WEST BANK 7-29-26.) — MCM

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PHOTOS and CAPTIONS  Palestinian shepards endure life alongside Israeli settler outposts. Photos by Leo Correa, text by anonymous | AP  MASAFER YATTA, West Bank — The blue-and-white Israeli flags flutter from hilltops and line the roads of the occupied West Bank, signaling the growing presence of Israeli settlements and the outposts they’re building on Palestinian land. Click HERE for article, 23 photographs, and 10 comments so far.

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How Israeli settler terrorism threatens the basics of Palestinian survival, by Ghada Majadli | Middle East Eye In less than 24 hours last week, four Palestinians were killed and several were injured across the occupied West Bank, as settler attacks spread to multiple villages, leaving homes, vehicles and other property damaged and burned. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, 7-30-26

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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 today’s IRAN, ALL OF IT, WEST BANK and 9/11 TRUTH, and down for UKRAINE 7-29-26.) — MCM

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Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 9 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said Thursday, and NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed the country’s western border into Poland. Click HERE for report including video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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9/11 truth, 7-30-26

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Links to the home page of Pilots for 9/11 Truth and to a site through which a used copy of a novel can be purchased (the book is in the collections of lots of public libraries as well). I haven’t visited the pilots’ site in years, but newcomers to it may find it worth their time. I came across the book on vacation eight years or so ago and found some of it related to what airline pilots do for a living. (Scroll up for today’s IRAN, ALL OF IT, WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and down for 9/11 TRUTH 7-26-26.) — MCM

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Pilots for 9/11 Truth. A website. (Not much more need be said about the website, except that it blasts to smithereens the parts of the official story of the Sept. 11, 2001, mass murders that have to do with flying and commercial airliners, and that the the news media in general including “alternative” news media seem to have been uninterested in what it offers.) Click HERE for the website, which is a “reconstruction” of a former one.)

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‘Rule of Nine,’ by Steve Martini. (Many will find the 2010 suspense novel a quick, fun read. It is mentioned here for the parts having to do with airliners and how they are located, or not, when in flight, and also where airliners no longer in service are parked. It is set in Washington, D.C., and out west possibly sometimes in the 1990s.) Click HERE for a promotion of the book, HERE for the author’s site, and HERE for Wikipedia’s entry on him.

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Ukraine, 7-29-26

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For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s GAZA, LEBANON, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT so far, and for UKRAINE 7- -26.) — MCM

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Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy’s meeting with Tump, by Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia’s biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv deepened its economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.
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Gaza, 9-29-26

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First, a link to a report from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT so far, and down for GAZA 7-27-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 28  Israeli airstrike destroys mosque, displaced persons’ tents in Gaza City, leaves hundreds homeless. From Middle East Monitor. An Israeli airstrike destroyed a mosque and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza City on Tuesday, leaving hundreds homeless, according to an Anadolu Agency correspondent. READ MORE . . .

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Lebanon, 7-29-26

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First, links to reports from the Cradle and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, GAZA, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT so far, and down for LEBANON 7-27-26.) — MCM

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Israel declares ‘no more withdrawal’ from Lebanon, will demand ‘freedom of action’ in upcoming talks: report. From the Cradle. Tel Aviv told mediators in the Lebanon–Israel talks that it will not agree to any “additional withdrawals” in the next round of negotiations next week in Rome and will instead insist on “freedom of action,” Hebrew media reported today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 27  UN human rights chief says Israel must end occupation and home demolition in Lebanon, by Kareem Chehayeb | AP  BEIRUT — The United Nations’ human rights chief said Monday that Israel must end its occupation of large areas of southern Lebanon and halt the demolition of homes, days before Lebanese and Israeli officials are set to hold another round of direct talks. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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Iran, 7-29-26

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For now, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, Reuters, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, GAZA, LEBANON, MEDIA and ALL OF IT so far, and down for IRAN 7-28-26.) — MCM

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Iran resumes missile attacks as U.S. and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq, by Samy Magdy and  Elena Becatoros | AP  CAIRO — Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early today as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters. The flare-up on multiple fronts . . . Click HERE for report including photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Cradle and Reuters. 

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Israeli defense minister boasts that U.S. warplanes used Israeli bases to attack Iran. From Middle East Eye. U.S. Air Force fighter jets and bombers flew from Israeli bases to attack Iran in recent weeks, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said, highlighting Washington’s use of Israel as a launchpad for its widening regional war. READ MORE . . .

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Iran to receive hundreds of Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks. From Reuters. Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers, according to three sources familiar with the deal, as it rebuilds its defenses amid war with the United States. READ MORE . . .

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Media, 7-29-28

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Links to reports from National Public Radio and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, GAZA, LEBANON, IRAN and ALL OF IT, and down for MEDIA 7-14-26.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 28  Here are the 13 books that made the Booker Prize longlist, by Meghan Collins Sullivan | NPR  This year’s Booker Prize longlist, announced Tuesday, includes 13 books covering a wide range of genres, from thriller to dystopian sci-fi to love story. Two previous winners have made the prestigious list again. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 24  U.S. govt subpoenas Breakthrough News amid growing crackdown on anti-war voices. From the Cradle. The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on July 21 subpoenaed independent news outlet Breakthrough News, amid a broader effort by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to suppress left-wing activist groups. READ MORE . . .

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