ADVISORY Watch: The World This Week: ‘NATO’s Russia Obsession,’ at 8 p.m. EDT. Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, will speak with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and onetime U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter. From CN intro: “NATO recommitted to direct war with Russia by 2030, with or without the U.S. it seems, as Trump’s fruity Iran policy plays in a loop with Israel ready to relaunch full-scale war.” Click HERE around 8 tonight EDT to livestream, and later for video of discussion.
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For now, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Anadolu Ajansi, the Cradle, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, LEBANON, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH, and down for IRAN 7-10-26.) — MCM
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Trump and Iran’s Supreme leader trade threats as mediators try to save their crumbling deal, by Jon Gambrell, Michelle L. Price and Will Weissert | AP DUBAI — U.S. and Iranian leaders traded threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckled under crossfire in the Middle East and efforts continued to keep talks going. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE and HERE for reports from Anadolu and the Cradle.
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Tehran warns it will ‘no longer be bound’ by MoU if attacks continue. From Middle East Eye. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, warned that Tehran could stop honouring the memorandum of understanding with Washington if U.S. attacks continue, accusing the United States of a “flagrant violation” of the UN charter. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 10 Israel pressuring Washington for ‘green light’ to attack Iran, claims Tehran plotting Trump assassination: report. From the Cradle. Tel Aviv is pressing Washington for a “green light” to resume strikes against the Islamic Republic, Israel’s Broadcasting Corporation reported on 9 July, amid reports that say Israel has discovered an “Iranian plot” to kill Donald Trump. READ MORE . . .
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