For now, links to SEVEN reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, Reuters, Middle East Monitor, and Middle East Eye., and to a commentary from Black Agenda Report via ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON, GAZA and ALL OF IT so far, and down for IRAN 6-26-26.) — MCM
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Iran and U.S trade attacks in worst escalation since peace deal. From Middle East Eye. Iran and the United States traded strikes over the past two days in the worst escalation since signing an interim peace deal aimed at ending their four-month war. The two sides accused each other of . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 26 Trump meets U.S. arms dealers in bid to replenish dwindling Pentago stocks. From the Cradle. The CEOs of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Honeywell visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Donald Trump amid efforts to encourage the defense industry to ramp up weapons production during a pause in the war against Iran. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 26 Hormuz oil traffic hits new peak since start of U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. From the Cradle. Shipping data published by Kpler on Friday shows crude oil movement through the Strait of Hormuz reached its peak since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran in late February. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 24 Democrats and Trump are in sync on Iran, by Margaret Kimberley | Black Agenda Report / ScheerPost The bipartisan consensus for regime change against Iran hit the wall of Iranian resistance. But Trump is forced into talks while democrats attack him from the right and expose themselves as partners in crime. READ MORE . . .
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TO BE CONTINUED