NOTE: Nobody reads this blog. But . . .

For now, links to SEVEN-plus reports (well over 17): from the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, Consortium News, Anadolu Ajansi, National Public Radio, and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-6-26.) — MCM

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* Frequent war updates from the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE, HERE and HERE. AP reports in Spanish are HERE. *

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Trump says he’ll hit Iran harder as Iranian president apologizes to neighbors. Edited by Sara Aboubakr, Hrvoje Hranjski, Donna Edwards, Verda Subzwari and Elizabeth Both | AP  U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard!,” while noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighboring nations over Tehran’s attacks. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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Day 8 updates: Attack on Iran, by Joe Lauria | Consortium News  11:15 am EST:  The Washington Post has reported on a classified document that says a large-scale U.S. war against Iran would be “unlikely” to topple the government. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. approves $151.8M weapons sales to Israel, waiving congressional review, by Rabia Iclal Turan | Anadolu Ajansi  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration approved a possible $151.8 million weapons sale to Israel on Friday, invoking “emergency” authority to waive the congressional review requirements as Washington and Israel continue to attack Iran. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same Anadolu report in French, and HERE for others.

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FROM MARCH 6  In one week, war has swept across the Middle East. Reported by Juana Summers, Michele Keleme,n,  Alejandra Marquez Janse, Elena Burnett, Tara Neill and Barrie Hardymon  | NPR  Nearly a week into a new and widening war in the Middle East, some of the U.S.’s closest allies in the region and beyond are trying to contain it. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for all five of NPR’s Iran war reports on “All Things Considered” for March 6.