NOTE: Nobody reads this blog. But . . .
First, links to SEVEN-plus reports (about 14): from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Middle East Eye, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-31-26 and today’s GAZA so far.) — MCM
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* Among the news organizations with frequent war updates, photos and occasionally maps are Al Jazeera, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. AP and El País reports in Spanish are HERE and HERE. *
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Iran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran ahead of Trump speech, by Jon Gambrell and David Rising | AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran — an unrelenting tempo hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was nearly ready to wind down the war. He is scheduled to address the nation later in the day. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from NPR.
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Former special envoy on Trump’s comments that Iran war could be over in weeks. Reported by Michel Martin of NPR talks with Robert Malley, former special envoy to Iran in the Biden administration, about President Trump’s comments that the U.S. could end the Iran conflict in a matter of weeks. Click HERE to listen and, later, read; and HERE for all four Iran war-related reports from NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
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FROM MARCH 31 NATO fissure erupts over Iran as allies brush off U.S., by Sean Mathews | Middle East Eye The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is driving a fissure between Washington and its NATO allies, as U.S. requests for overflight permission, basing, and air defence systems are brushed off, while the Trump administration casts doubt on its commitment to NATO’s mutual defence clause. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 31 Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive U.S.-Israeli attacks, by Isabel Debre and Konstantim Toropin | AP BEIRUT — Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Trump administration claims to have all but “obliterated” the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared last week that “never in recorded history has . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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FROM MARCH 31 Trump lashes out at allies, says securing the Strait of Hormuz is ‘not for us,’ by Jon Gambrell, Mike Corder and Darlene Superville | AP DUBAI — President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran, telling them to “go get your own oil” and saying it was not America’s job to secure the Strait of Hormuz. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from the Cradle.
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FROM MARCH 31 A foreign policy adviser to Netanyahu talks about Israel’s stance on war with Iran. Reported by Juana Summers, Patrick Jarenwattananon and Lauren Hodges | NPR Summers speaks with Ophir Falk, foreign policy adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, about his country’s stance on war with Iran and Hezbollah. Click HERE to listen and read; and HERE for links to all four Iran war-related reports on NPR’s “All Things Considered” Tuesday evening.
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TO BE CONTINUED