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For now, links to TWELVE-plus reports, commentaries, analyses, interviews, and summaries (around 15): from the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, National Public Radio, Middle East Eye, the Cradle;, Substack, and ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 4-1-26. Scroll up for today’s LEBANON 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 fires missiles at Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump talks of winding down war, by Jon Gambrell, David Rising and Will Weissert | AP DUBAI — Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states today, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to attack even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated and predicted the war would end soon. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE and HERE for two reports from Middle East Monitor.
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In address to the nation, Trump says war in Iran is ‘nearing completion.’Reported byDeepa Shivaram and A Martínez | NPRPresident Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night to outline his objectives for the war in Iran, discuss the military’s progress to date and announce the war there is “nearing completion.” Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read; and HERE for all six Iran war-related reports from NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
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Trump admits Iran war was only at behest of ‘allies’, gives no withdrawal timeline, byYasmine El-Sabawi| Middle East EyeWASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that the U.S. only launched its war on Iran to assist its partners in the region, a statement that likely references a long-held Israeli bid for Washington to attack Tehran. READ MORE . . .
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Persian Gulf states to build new pipelines to bypass Strait of Hormuz: report.From the Cradle. The Gulf countries are making plans to build new oil pipelines to bypass the StraIt of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that is now effectively shut to the US and its allies, and under Iranian control, the Financial Times reported today.READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 1 UAE pushes Washington to ‘force open’ Strait of Hormuz: report. From the Cradle. The UAE is preparing to directly enter the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and participate in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “by any means necessary,” sources told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 1 Trump discusses Iran ceasefire talks with Saudi crown prince: report. Middle East Monitor. President Donald Trump spoke by phone Wednesday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and efforts for a possible ceasefire, Axios reported, citing two sources with knowledge of the call. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 1 Yemen announces ‘joint operation’ targeting Israel alongside Iran. From the Cradle. The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Wednesday their third operation since entering the war alongside the Axis of Resistance, targeting “sensitive” sites in Israel in cooperation with Hezbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran. READ MORE . . .
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Collapsing empire: The resistance disarms Israel, by Kit Klarenberg | Substack / ScheerPost As the criminal Zionist-American war on Iran enters its second month, the conflict has proven so ruinous for the aggressors that dire alarm is being widely sounded. Embarrassing failure to subdue the Islamic Republic from the air has raised the prospect of a US ground operation of some kind, widely perceived as a suicide mission. Washington has also burned through over 850 Tomahawk missiles and 1,000 air-defense interceptors, at a rate the Pentagon finds “alarming”. In the process, Israel is rapidly approaching total disarmament. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 1 Two leaders, two quagmires, by Jasim Al-Azzawi | Middle East Monitor The unraveling of America’s Iran policy began with a single act of demolition. When Trump withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in May 2018, he dismantled a framework that — whatever its imperfections — had extended Iran’s nuclear breakout time from . . . READ MORE . . .
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TO BE CONTINUED