For now, links to reports from or via the Associated Press, Ukrainian News, Reuters, and Al Jazeera; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s LEBANON, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT so far, and for UKRAINE 6-8-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine is ready to share drone technology with Nordic and Baltic countries, Zelenskyy says, by Kostya Manekov | AP  TALLINN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders who were in Estonia for a regional summit Tuesday, a visit that comes amid friction over Ukrainian drones straying into the region in recent months. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Ukrainian News.

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Russian attacks kill 5 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy hails talks with U.S. envoys. From Al Jazeera with Reuters. A pregnant woman and two others were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, while two people were killed in Donetsk, Ukrainian officials have said. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to THREE reports: from the Cradle, Reuters and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN, MEDIA and ALL OF IT, and down for LEBANON 6-8-26.) — MCM

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Wave of mass displacements hits Lebanon’s Tyre as Israeli massacres continue. From the Cradle. The Israeli army issued new forced displacement orders against Lebanese civilians in south Lebanon’s ancient city of Tyre (Sur) today, prompting its residents to flee in a panic. READ MORE . . . 

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Israel kills eight in strike on Lebanon; U.S. rescues helicopter crew from Hormuz, by Phil Stewart, Maya Gebeily and Tala Ramadan | Reuters  WASHINGTON / BEIRUT / DUBAI — Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon today, killing at least eight people, in an escalation that adds strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war. On Monday, ‌Israel and Iran halted direct attacks . . . READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to an interview from the Glenn Diesen Show via ScheerPost; to SEVEN reports: from Reuters, the Cradle, the Associated Press, and Middle East Monitor; and to an analysis via Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON, MEDIA and ALL OF IT, and down for IRAN 6-8-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 8  Wilkerson: Israel bet everything on war with Iran — and lost. Glenn Diesen of the Glenn Diesen Show talks with former U.S. State Department Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson. From ScheerPost intro: “For decades, Israeli leaders argued that confrontation with Iran was essential to the country’s security and survival. But according to Wilkerson, that strategy has reached a dangerous dead end.” Click HERE for video of interview and print introduction.

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Israel kills eight in strike on Lebanon; U.S. rescues helicopter crew from Hormuz, by Phil Stewart, Maya Gebeily and Tala Ramadan | Reuters  WASHINGTON / BEIRUT / DUBAI — Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon today, killing at least eight people, in an escalation that adds strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war. On Monday, ‌Israel and Iran halted direct attacks . . . READ MORE . . .

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IRGC declares new regional security belt extending from Hormuz to Red Sea. From the Cradle. The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Esmail Qaani today announced the creation of a “new security belt” managed by the Axis of Resistance, spanning from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, encompassing the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, to counter military actions by Israel and the U.S. READ MORE . . .

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Iran to pursue ‘war and diplomacy’ simultaneously: Ghalibaf. From the Cradle. Iranian Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in comments released today that Tehran will “simultaneously pursue war and diplomacy” as a strategy to defend itself. READ MORE . . .

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Links to three analyses (the second and third are linked to in the first) from ScheerPost, substack.com/@kathygannon, and caitlinjohnstone.com.au, and to a report from +972 Magazine. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON, IRAN and ALL OF IT so far, and for MEDIA 6-7-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 7  Media’s casefire fiction masks continuing war, by Joshua Scheer | ScheerPost  One of the most revealing aspects of the war in Gaza has not only been the violence itself, but the language used to explain, justify, or obscure it. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 7  Cease fire means nothing to Israel or America; media: stop saying fragile cease fire; it’s a lie, by Kathy Gannon | substack.com/@kathygannon  Israel has sufficiently shamed us as media folks . We have denied, excused, explained away the extent of Israel’s horrors committed against Palestinians and Lebanese, while turning the victims into the guilty. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 6  Israel could solve its PR problem by simply ceasing to be evil, by Caitlin Johnstone | caitlinjohnstone.com.au  Israel’s +972 Magazine reports that the Israeli military establishment has launched a training program designed to “influence public consciousness” around the world.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 4  Revealed: Israel’s curriculum for ‘influencing public consciousness,’ by Illy Pe’ery | +972 Magazine  Israel’s defense establishment is training soldiers and other defense officials to conduct psychological operations designed to “influence public consciousness” in Israel and abroad, an internal Defense Ministry tender published last July and obtained by the Israeli investigative outlet The Hottest Place in Hell reveals. READ MORE . . .

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A link to an interview from the Chris Hedges Report via ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for ALL OF IT 5-25-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 4  Jeffrey Epstein, the Russian mob, & the hidden assets of the Maxwells (w/ Moe Tkacik). Chris Hedges of the Chris Hedges Report speaks with Maureen Tkacik, investigations editor of the American Prospect magazine. From Hedges’ intro: “The release of the Epstein Files has shocked the public with unimaginable stories of the pedophilia, exploitation of women and brash depravity of the ruling class. While these stories have been the major source of public outrage, a deeper dive into the Epstein Files reveals the inside world of how the billionaire class operates to control information and collude with each other — hide their crimes and gain massive wealth at the expense of the working class.” Click HERE for video and a transcript followed by several comments.

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First, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s GAZA, IRAN, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and for LEBANON 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Israel violated Lebanon ‘ceasefire’ nearly 3,500 times since April: PM. From the Cradle. Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 airstrikes on south Lebanon since the so-called ceasefire was announced in April, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in a statement today. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s IRAN, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and for GAZA 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Israel suspends entry of aid to Gaza as collective punishment for Iran strikes. From the Cradle. The Israeli military today shut down all border corridors into the Gaza Strip and suspended the entry of humanitarian aid as a form of collective punishment over Iranian strikes that responded to Israeli violations in Lebanon. READ MORE . . .

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Gaza ‘ceasefire’ talks resume in Cairo as Israel continues to bomb strip, suspend entry of aid. From the Cradle. Talks to advance the Gaza ceasefire toward the second stage have begun in Cairo between mediators and Palestinian factions, Agence France-Presse reported today, citing a Palestinian source familiar with the meeting. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to SEVEN reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and down for IRAN 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war, by Jon Gambrell and Melanie Lidman | AP  DUBAI —  Israel and Iran traded fire today in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. The Iranian military said hours later that it was halting offensive operations as the renewed hostilities threatened to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish. Click HERE for links to two reports from NPR, and HERE for one from Reuters.

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For now, links to THREE reports: from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for UKRAINE 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Ukrainian strikes hit oil sites in Russia and Crimea. From AP. KYIV — Ukrainian forces struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian officials said on Monday, as part of their campaign aimed at making Moscow pay an economic cost for the war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.

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Ukraine recaptures more than 600sq km of territory in 2026, its military chief says. From Reuters. KYIV – Ukrainian forces have recaptured more than 600sq km of territory so far in 2026, Ukraine’s top military commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said today, the latest sign of shifting momentum after years of slow but relentless Russian gains. READ MORE . . .

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As Ukraine fights off Russia’s invasion, some regions see a rise in premature births, by  Samya Kullab | AP  A rising number of babies are being born prematurely — before 37 weeks of pregnancy — in Ukraine, particularly in regions near the front lines. READ MORE . . .

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Links to a report from National Public Radio and to an article from Informed Comment and Book DNA; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for today’s GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and down for MEDIA 6-7-26.) — MCM

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Former ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley speaks out after firing. Reported by Michel Martin and David Folkenflik | NPR  Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS’s news leader Bari Weiss shouldn’t be leading the network. Pelley spoke to the New York Times just days after being fired by CBS. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM JUNE 3  Top 5 books on Islam during Iran war, by Juan R.I. Cole | Informed Comment / Book DNA  My interest in Islam was kindled when I lived in Eritrea, East Africa, as a teenager, and in my youth fell in love with the mystical Sufi tradition. I went on to live in the Muslim world for over a decade. Click HERE for beginning of article, and HERE for a continuation at Book DNA.

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