ADVISORY Watch: The World This Week: ‘Israel gets its way — again,’ at 8 p.m. EDT. Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, will again host former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and onetime U.S. Marine Corps counterintelligence officer Scott Ritter. From CN intro: “It had appeared the U.S. was defying Israel by ending the war with Iran. But now full scale conflict is back and Israel is happy.” Click HERE around 8 tonight EDT to livestream, and later for video of discussion.
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For now, links to four reports and analyses: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH, WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE so far, and for IRAN 7-17-26.) — MCM
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U.S. strikes leave 10,000 Iranians without water as Kuwait desalinisation plant burns. From Middle East Eye. Iranian officials said today that overnight U.S. strikes destroyed a desalination facility supplying drinking water to about 10,000 people. Meanwhile, Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 17 U.S.-Iran battle over Strait of Hormuz raises risks for global waterways. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR Now Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, threatening freedom of navigation and setting a dangerous precedent for other waterways. The ongoing fighting between the U.S. and Iran is largely over control of the strait. Click HERE to listen and read, and for a photo and a map.
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TO BE CONTINUED