For today, links to three reports: from Reuters, National Public Radio and Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON, WEST BANK, GAZA, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date, are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll down. IRAN 3-10-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Iran summons UK, France, Germany over closed-door UN meeting. From Reuters. DUBAI — Iran’s foreign ministry today summoned the envoys of Britain, France and Germany over what it called a “misuse of the U.N. Security Council to hold a closed-door meeting” over Tehran’s nuclear programme, Iranian state media reported. READ MORE . . .

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Iran’s leader rebuffs U.S. over starting nuclear program talks. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Michel Martin | NPR  Iran’s supreme leader rebuffed President Trump’s hopes to start talks over Iran’s nuclear program. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Iranian press review: Russia’s mediation divides pro-nuclear talks factions. From Middle East Eye. Russia‘s willingness to mediate nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. has drawn mixed reactions in Tehran, with moderate political groups divided on the issue. READ MORE . . .

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