For now, linkz to two reports: from the Cradle and Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (IRAN 11-20-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, GAZA, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 21  Tehran ‘fully prepared’ for next war with Israel: Iranian FM. From the Cradle. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told The Economist in an interview released on Thursday that Tehran is “more prepared” to confront Israel than in the 12-day war in June. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 21  U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iranian oil network, by Iclal Turan | Anadolu Ajansi  WASHINGTON — The U.S. announced new sanctions Thursday targeting shipping and aviation networks allegedly engaged in Iran’s illicit petroleum trade, according to a statement by the State Department. Click HERE for same Anadolu report in French, and HERE for others.

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First, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (LEBANON 11-19-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, GAZA, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 21  Lebanon’s army chief slams daily Israeli attacks, occupation in south. From the Cradle. The chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces, Rudolphe Haikal, slammed Israel’s occupation and constant attacks in south Lebanon in a speech on Friday, one day ahead of Lebanon’s Independence Day. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to two reports: from Middle East Monitor and the Cradle, and to commentary from Jonathan-Cook.net; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 11-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, LEBANON, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Heavy Israeli bombardment targets residential buildings in southern, northern Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli army carried out dozens of strikes and artillery shelling in the southern and northern Gaza Strip on Saturday dawn, violating the ceasefire agreement, witnesses told Anadolu. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 21  Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza drained NATO’s TNT reserves: report. From the Cradle. Polish MP Maciej Konieczny told parliament on Friday that Europe cannot secure enough TNT for its own defense or for Ukraine because Nitro-Chem, Poland’s sole producer and the continent’s only large TNT supplier, is bound by contracts . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 21  Trump is turning Gaza into a brutal colonial protection racket, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net  The West has spent two years partnering Israel in its campaign of wanton destruction in Gaza. Now the United States – with the permission of a cowed United Nations Security Council – has appointed Donald Trump . . . READ MORE . . .

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First, links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and Anadolu Ajansi — the last in French only; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (WEST BANK 11-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, LEBANON, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 21  Netanyahu convenes cabinet on settler violence in the West Bank that continues unabated, by Julia Frankel | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister met with top security officials to discuss a rising tide of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, an Israeli official said Friday, as fresh allegations surfaced of Israeli settlers . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM NOV. 21  Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teens in escalating West Bank violence. From Reuters. JERUSALEM — Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during an overnight raid on a town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, residents said, as violence surges in the territory with a growing number of dead. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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FROM NOV. 21  Cisjordanie: Des colons israéliens incendient des habitations, dernière d’une longue série d’agressions à Ramallah, par Qais Omar Darwesh Omar | Anadolu Ajansi / Anadolu Ajansi  RAMALLAH — Des colons israéliens illégaux ont incendié, vendredi, une ferme et plusieurs maisons palestiniennes au nord-est de Ramallah, dans le centre de la Cisjordanie occupée, causant d’importants dégâts matériels, selon des témoins oculaires. READ MORE . . .

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First, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE 11-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN, LEBANON, GAZA and WEST BANK entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 21  Zelenskyy suggests that Ukraine’s relationship with U.S. is at risk over peace deal. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country must choose between “dignity” and U.S. support as peace deal deadline looms. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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NOTE: This is only entry for this date.

For today, links to 14 reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, Anadolu Ajansi, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below (UKRAINE 11-19-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces choice of losing dignity or risking loss of key partner with U.S. plan, by Illia Novikov and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — Ukraine is at a pivotal point in its four-year fight to defeat Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address to the nation today, with Ukrainians potentially . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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U.S. presents plan to end the war in Ukraine. Reported by Franco Ordoñez and A Martínez | NPR  The White House presented a plan for peace to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky this week, but the proposal requires major concessions from Ukraine. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.

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Analyst talks about potential deal to end the war in Ukraine. Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with Hanna Shelest of the Foreign Policy Council’s Ukrainian Prism think tank about reports of a deal negotiated by the U.S. and Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.

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FROM NOV. 20  This is Trump’s plan to end the war in Ukraine. From AP. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s 28-point draft proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine has been presented in Kyiv.  The Associated Press obtained a copy of the draft proposal Thursday. Here it is. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for report from AFP / AFP / AFP in English and French, and HERE for report from Anadolu Ajansi.

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Umerov: No decisions from Kyiv on 28-point peace plan yet, by Leo Chiu | Kyiv Post  Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said today Kyiv has made no decisions on the U.S. draft proposal. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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No one discusssed 28-point settlement plan with Russia in detail — Kremlin. From Tass. MOSCOW — The United States has not discussed its 28-point plan for a settlement in Ukraine in detail with Russia, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 20  Russian army says it captured key city of Kupiansk as Putin visits command post. From AFP.  The Russian army claimed on Thursday to have again captured the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, a key bastion for Kyiv in the eastern Kharkiv region where Russia’s soldiers have been steadily advancing. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Zelenskyy ready for ‘honest’ work on U.S.-backed plan as Europeans push back, by Olena Harmash, Max Hunder and Gram Slattery | Reuters  KYIV / WASHINGTON — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after talks with a top U.S. Army official on Thursday he was ready for “honest” work with Washington on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, while European allies pushed back against punishing concessions to Russia. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says it holds defensive line in northern part of Pokrovsk, by Dan Peleschuk | Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine said on Friday its forces were holding defensive lines in the northern part of the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk and were blocking attempts by Russian troops to advance further. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. official says Ukraine peace proposal was ‘quietly’ worked on for a month, received input from Russia, Ukraine, by Michael Hernandez | Anadolu  WASHINGTON — Special envoy Steve Witkoff has worked on a proposal to end the war in Ukraine for a month and received input from Ukraine and Russia as he drafted it, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to commentary from The Floutist via ScheerPost and Consortium News, and to a report from National Public Radio; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (MEDIA 11-19-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE entry for today, so far, is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 19  The post-9/11 method, by Patrick Lawrence | The Floutist / ScheerPost / Consortium News  Four years ago, a very fine correspondent named Vincent Bevins published a book called The Jakarta Method (Public Affairs, 2021), in which he made the case that the C.I.A.–sponsored mass killings following the 1965 coup that brought Suharto to power in Indonesia reflected the modus operandi of the United States the whole of the Cold War. I’m looking for . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 18  Judge sides with Meta in antitrust trial, will not spin off WhatsApp and Instagram. Reported by John Ruwitch | NPR  A federal judge on Tuesday handed Meta a victory, ruling against the Federal Trade Commission in an antitrust suit that claimed the social media giant stifled competition and bolstered a monopoly by buying upstart rivals. Click HERE to listen and read.

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First, links to two reports: from the Cradle and Agence France Presse; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 11-16-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Iran moves to terminate Cairo agreement with IAEA. From the Cradle. Iran notified the International Atomic Energy Agency today it is terminating the cooperation agreement signed in Cairo in retaliation for the UN nuclear watchdog adopting a new resolution demanding . . . READ MORE . . .

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Iran envoy says new UN resolution will have ‘negative impact.’ From AFP.  Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency told AFP today that a new resolution passed by the UN nuclear watchdog would have a “negative impact” on cooperation over the country’s nuclear programme. READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (WEST BANK 11-18-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN and GAZA entry are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israel may have committed war crimes in expelling West Bank refugees, human rights group alleges, by Julia Frankel | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity when it forcibly expelled 32,000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps earlier this year during a military operation in the area, Human Rights Watch said today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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For now, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, Reuters, Middle East Monitor, and the Cradle, and to commentary via Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 11-19-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN and WEST BANK entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire’s start, by Wafaa Shurafa | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza  — A pair of Israeli strikes in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis early today killed five people, hospital officials said, bringing the death toll from airstrikes in the Palestinian territory over a roughly 12-hour period to 33. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others, and HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Eye, Reuters and Middle East Monitor.

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FROM NOV. 19  Washington calls off Witkoff–Hayya meeting under Israeli pressure: report. From the Cradle. A planned meeting between US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has been canceled following intense pressure from Israel, Palestinian sources revealed to Al Mayadeen on Wednesday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 19  Fighting in Gaza could resume if Hamas refuses to disarm, U.S. warns mediators. From Middle East Monitor. The United States has informed mediating countries and states expected to contribute forces to an international security mission in Gaza that it will allow Israel to resume military operations if Hamas does not disarm, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, which said Washington conveyed . . . READ MORE . . .

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UN delivers yet another stab in the back to the Palestinians, by Sayid Marcos Tenorio | Middle East Monitor  The approval of Resolution 2803 by the UN Security Council marks yet another shameful chapter in the long history of manipulation, selectivity, and abandonment of the Palestinian people by international structures that should guarantee peace, justice, and self-determination. READ MORE . . .

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