For today, links to two reports: from the Cradle and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE, IRAN, WEST BANK, LEBANON, SYRIA and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  YEMEN 4-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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U.S. airstrikes in Yemen lay groundwork for ‘ground invasion,’ UAE-backed militias: report. From the Cradle. With U.S. support, UAE proxy militias in Yemen are planning a ground offensive to take the port city of Hodeidah from the Ansarallah-led Yemeni government and armed forces, the Wall Street Journal reported today . . . READ MORE . . .

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Another U.S. aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, satellite photos showed. READ MORE . . .

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