Links to TEN reports, commentaries and analyses: from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, Middle East Monitor, Indian Punchline, and Declassified Australia (the last via Consortium News) others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for UKRAINE, LEBANON and GAZA, and for IRAN 5-13-26.) — MCM
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Ship reported seized off UAE coast heads to Iranian waters, by Adam Schreck and Melanie Lidman | AP DUBAI — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank, authorities said today, in a renewed escalation on shipping near the Strait of Hormuz. READ MORE . . .
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Iranian FM blasts UAE at BRICS summit over ‘direct involvement’ in U.S.-Israeli war. From the Cradle. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the UAE of being an “active partner” in the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic during a BRICS meeting in New Delhi. READ MORE . . .
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Iran urges BRICS nations to condemn war, Indian-flagged vessel sunk. From Reuters. NEW DELHI — Iran’s foreign minister urged BRICS nations today to condemn what he called violations of international law by the United States and Israel, as diplomats from emerging economies met for talks in Delhi in the shadow of war in the Middle East. READ MORE . . .
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Iran implements new system to collect fees from ships in Strait of Hormuz. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR Iran has set up a new agency to collect tolls from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for May 13 report from Middle East Monitor.
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Israeli premier made secret trip to UAE to meet President bin Zayed. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed Wednesday that he made a secret trip to the United Arab Emirates to sit down with that country’s leader amid the war against Iran, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 13 In Hormuz deadlock, U.S. and Iran refuse to back down. Reported by Tom Bowman and Aya Batrawy | NPR The U.S. and Iran remain deadlocked in the Strait of Hormuz, with no clear way forward. Click HERE to listen and read.
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India’s quasi-alliance with Israel and UAE won’t have happy ending, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline When U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee disclosed on Monday that Israel secretly deployed Iron Dome missile-defence batteries and highly trained special forces to operate it to the United Arab Emirates in order to shield the Persian Gulf monarchy during the war against Iran, one could tell with fair certainty that it was . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 11 Unasked questions about the war on Iran, by Alison Broinowski | Declassified Australia / Consortium News Most of the Western media refuse to join the dots and explain Israel’s decades-long obsession with defanging Tehran. READ MORE . . .
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