Iran, 5-11-26

Links to NINE-plus reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Middle East Monitor, Reuters, the Cradle;, and Anadolu; others are accessible by clicking on theirs names or initials. (Scroll up or down for GAZA, LEBANON and ALL OF IT, and down for IRAN 5-10-26.) — MCM

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NEWER U.S. standoff with Iran war deepens and strait remains closed after Trump rejects latest proposal, by Jon Gambrell and Samy Magdy | AP DUBAI — The stalled diplomacy and recent exchanges of fire could tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflict, with Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and America’s blockade of Iranian ports still in place. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE and HERE for reports from NPR and Reuters.

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Iran seeks compensation from U.S., stresses sovereignty over Strait of Hormuz: report. From Middle East Monitor. Iran’s latest counterproposal to a U.S. peace plan calls for compensation from the United States, stresses Tehran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, and demands an end to sanctions and the release of Iranian assets frozen abroad, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported early today, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Trump calls Iran’s latest ceasefire proposal ‘totally unacceptable.’Reported by Michel Martin and Aya Batrawy | NPR Iran says it will not give in to Trump’s demands as Trump calls Iran’s response “totally unacceptable.” Click HERE to listen and, later, read; and HERE for links to several other Iran war-related reports from NPR‘s “Morning Edition.”

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UK, France convene dozens of nations to discuss military plans to ‘reopen’ Hormuz. From the Cradle. “The Defense Secretary John Healey will co-chair a meeting of over 40 nations, alongside his French counterpart, Minister Catherine Vautrin, for the multinational mission’s first Defense Minister’s meeting,” a British Defense Ministry statement said on Sunday. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for related report from Anadolu / Anadolu in English and French.

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World’s top 10 firms gain nearly $4.2T amid Middle East war. From Middle East Monitor. The total market value of the world’s top 10 most valuable firms surged 16.69% or by $4.183 trillion, reaching $29.24 trillion since the start of the war in Iran in late February, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . .

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Israel built secret desert base in Iraq to support war on Iran. From the Cradle. Israel set up a secret military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its bombing campaign against Iran and carried out airstrikes against Iraqi troops to protect it, the Wall Street Journal reported today, citing people familiar with the matter, including U.S. officials. READ MORE . . .

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* Among the news organizations with frequent war updates, photos and occasionally maps are Al Jazeera, the Associated Press, CNN, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor. They are found HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. AP and El País reports in Spanish are HERE and HERE. *

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