For now, links to six reports: from Reuters, National Public Radio, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and for IRAN 8-11-26.) — MCM
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New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse. From Reuters. DUBAI — The United States and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have reported separate attacks on shipping, as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its conditions. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for earlier report from Reuters.
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FROM AUG. 11 Trump touts big peace deals in Iran and Gaza but struggles to follow through. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Franco Ordoñez | NPR Iran has set a high price for President Trump to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, while Israel’s prime minister has rejected his Gaza plan. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM AUG. 11 Author Max Boot says Trump’s approach to Iran is ‘guaranteed to fail.’ Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with author Max Boot about President Trump’s recent foreign policy setbacks. Boot writes that Trump’s “zigzagging” approach to Iran is “guaranteed to fail.” Click HERE to listen and read.
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Iraq’s new prime minister promises Trump he’ll disarm Iran-backed militias. Reported by Jane Arraf and Leila Fadel | NPR Iraq’s new leader wants to disarm Iran-backed militias, but the move risks opening a new front in the Mideast. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM AUG. 11 IRGC Quds Force chief in Baghdad for high level talks with govt, resistance. From the Cradle. The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, visited Iraq’s capital on Tuesday and met with several political and resistance leaders. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 11 Trump claims U.S. controls Iranian money. From Middle East Monitor. President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that the US has “total control” over Iran’s money, with Washington effectively acting as Tehran’s banker as the two countries remain locked in a military conflict, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .
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