Links to four reports: from Reuters, the Moscow Times and the Associated Press; other published material is accessible by clicking on their name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for UKRAINE 9-6-26.) — MCM

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Russian strikes shut Ukraine’s biggest steelmaker, kill seven in Kyiv, by Dan Peleschuk and Ann Pruchnica | Reuters  Steelmaker ArcelorMittal said today it could not restart production at Ukraine’s largest steel plant after a series of missile strikes, the latest setback from Russia’s escalating air campaign. READ MORE . . .

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At least 2 killed as Ukraine strikes industrial sites across Russia. From the Moscow Times. At least two people were killed as Ukraine launched another nightly round of drone strikes across Russia, regional authorities said early tday, as two oil refineries were reported to have been hit during the air barrage. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 24  Russian strikes kill 8 in Ukraine as the UN debates how to end the war, by Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV  Officials said Thursday that Russian strikes on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region killed six agricultural workers and wounded 12 others, and killed a man and a woman in the capital Kyiv. Officials also reported a major bombardment in the southern port of Odesa. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. A related AP report in English and Spanish is HERE .

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