For now, links to SEVEN reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and down for IRAN 6-7-26.) — MCM
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Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war, by Jon Gambrell and Melanie Lidman | AP DUBAI — Israel and Iran traded fire today in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. The Iranian military said hours later that it was halting offensive operations as the renewed hostilities threatened to drag the Middle East back into a full-scale war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish. Click HERE for links to two reports from NPR, and HERE for one from Reuters.
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Iran announces ‘Operation Victory’ as Yemen closes Bab al-Mandab Strait to Israeli shipping. From the Cradle. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced “Operation Victory” today, after launching new barrages of ballistic missiles at sites in Israel following Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. READ MORE . . .
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Khamenei advisor: Attack on Israel was a warning message, any new move will face a more painful response. From Middle East Monitor. Iranian Supreme Leader adviser and former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohsen Rezaei said today that Iran’s missile attack on Israel was a response to violations of the ceasefire and attacks on Lebanon, warning that any further escalation would be met with a stronger response. READ MORE . . .
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Iran denies attacking Saudi Arabia, warns or Israeli false flag. From the Cradle. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei denied reports alleging that Iran targeted Saudi Arabia today, cautioning that such claims could be linked to potential “false-flag operations” conducted in Iran’s name. READ MORE . . .
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