Links to a report and an article of commentary: from the Associated Press and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 1-27-26, and up or down for WEST BANK (restored), VENEZUELA, SYRIA, WEST BANK (as originally posted before temporarily erased), GAZA and MEDIA.) — MCM

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A month after Iran protests began, worry pervades Mideast over possible possible U.S. strike, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East today over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, a month since the start of protests in Iran that soon spread nationwide and sparked a bloody crackdown. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Iran’s battle for survival is the Arab world’s fight too, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group arrived within striking range of Iran on Sunday. F-15E Strike Eagles and B-52 bombers have been sent to Jordan and Qatar respectively. READ MORE . . .

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