Yesterday I jotted down more verbs to further describe ways to keep people in the dark about the events of Sept. 11, 2001 — or anything else. (Scroll down for 9/11 TRUTH 1-29-26.) — MCM

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Words, words, words — 2. Continued by Mark Channing Miller | x-ma911truthwalk.com  In more or less the order of being written down: Trick, lie, pressure, fake (out), distract, misrepresent, misinform, disinform, fuck up, edit out, threaten, terrify, ban, shadow ban, obscure, bullshit, horrify, reject, gatekeep, hang out (in a limited way), marginalize, weasle out, avoid, fire, reassign, frame, leave out, discourage, censor, forbid, deny, slander, kill, defund, isolate, gaslight, gag, entertain, mystify, hypnotize, mesmerize.

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For now, links to five reports: from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Middle East Eye and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on its name below. (Scroll down for IRAN 1-30-26 and today’s GAZA so far.) — MCM

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One killed, 14 hurt in blast at Iranian port of Bandar Abbas: local media. From Reuters.  TEHRAN – At least one person was killed and 14 injured in an explosion in the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on Jan 31, a local official told Iranian news agencies, but the cause of the blast was not known. READ MORE . . .

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Iran army chief warns U.S., Israel against attack, says forces on high alert. From AFP. TEHRAN — Iranian army chief Amir Hatami warns the United States and Israel against an attack, saying his country’s forces were on high alert after Washington’s heavy military deployments in the Gulf. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AFP report (with La Nouvelle Republique) in French, and HERE for headlines of others.

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Iranians seal windows and store food and water as they prepared for attack. From Middle East Eye. The movement of a large U.S. military fleet to the Middle East has not only triggered a new multibillion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia and Israel; for Iranians, it has brought confusion, psychological pressure, and fear of a disastrous future. READ MORE . . .

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Satellite photos show activity at Iran nuclear sites, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — As tensions soar over Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, satellite images show activity at two Iranian nuclear sites bombed last year by Israel and the United States that may be a sign of Tehran trying to obscure efforts to salvage any materials remaining there. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM JAN. 30  What military assets does the U.S have in the Middle East? by Rayhan Uddin | Middle East Eye  Washington is ramping up rhetoric threatening strikes against Iran, with Donald Trump saying this week that a “massive armada” was heading towards the Islamic republic. READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED

Belatedly, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (Scroll down for GAZA 1-30-26.  Scroll up for today’s IRAN so far.) — MCM

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Sam Metz | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes today killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire, a day after Israel accused Hamas of new truce violations. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

Links to six reports: from Middle East Eye, the Cradle, Anadolu Ajansi, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for IRAN 1-28-26, and UKRAINE, GAZA, VENEZUELA, and MEDIA.) — MCM

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U.S. warship docks in Gulf of Aqaba as fears of Iran strike grow. From Middle East Eye. A United States military vessel began to dock in the Gulf of Aqaba today as tension with Iran escalates, Israel‘s public broadcaster Kan reported. READ MORE . . .

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Turkiye hosts Iranian FM for ‘de-escalation talks’ as Trump renews war threats. From the Cradle. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited Turkiye’s capital, Ankara, today for talks to de-escalate the volatile situation in West Asia, caused by Washington’s threats to attack the Islamic Republic and Tehran’s vow to defend itself. READ MORE . . .

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Türkiye opposes military action against Iran: foreign minister, by Gizem Nisa Demir | Anadolu  ISTANBUL — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said today that Ankara opposes any military intervention against Iran and supports a peaceful, internal resolution of the country’s issues by its own people. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same Anadolu report in French, and HERE for others.

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FROM JAN. 29  Iran unveils underwater missile tunnels, says Strait of Hormuz ‘will not be safe’ if U.S. attacks. From the Cradle. Tehran has unveiled a network of “underwater missile tunnels” and has warned that the Strait of Hormuz will “not be safe” if the Islamic Republic is attacked by the U.S., Iranian state television reported. Click HERE for report including video.

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FROM JAN. 29  A timeline of how the protests in Iran unfolded and the crackdown that followed, by David Rising and Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide. Here is how they developed. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 29  What comes next for Iran? Reported by Courtney Dorning, Mary Louise Kelly and Erika Ryan | NPR  Kelly speaks with former Israeli intelligence official Sima Shine about tensions in Iran and what they could mean for the future of the regime. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Links to four reports: from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 1-29-26, and for IRAN, GAZA, VENEZUELA, and MEDIA.) — MCM

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Ukraine orders children, guardians evacuate from seven villages in East. From AFP. Ukraine today ordered the evacuation of families with children from seven villages in the northeastern Kharkiv region, as the invading Russian army advanced close to the area. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AFP report in French, and HERE for others.

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Trump claims Putin agreed to temporary halt in energy attacks on Ukraine, but terms are unclear, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — The terms of a Russian commitment to U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily halt its bombardment of Ukraine during one of the country’s bleakest winters in years remained unclear today, as Ukrainians braced for even worse conditions to come next week. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Kremlin agrees to pause air strikes on Kyiv until Sunday. From the Moscow Times. U.S. President Donald Trump asked Russia to pause strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv until Feb. 1, the Kremlin said today, coming as officials from the two warring countries prepare for a second round of trilateral talks with American delegates in Abu Dhabi scheduled for this weekend. READ MORE . . .

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Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for 1 week during brutal cold spell, by Madhani and Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that President Vladimir Putin has agreed not to target the Ukrainian capital and other towns for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures. There was no immediate confirmation from the Kremlin. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Links to three reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for GAZA 1-29-26, and up or down for IRAN, UKRAINE, VENEZUELA, and MEDIA.) — MCM

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Israel reopening Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt on Sunday after long closure, by Sam Metz | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel said today it will reopen the pedestrian border crossing between the Gaza Stripand Egypt in both directions over the weekend, marking an important step forward for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Trump declares Hamas ‘will disarm’ as resistance says it never agreed. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his claim that Hamas will surrender its weapons as part of the Gaza ceasefire, one day after an official from the resistance movement said the group never agreed to such a thing. READ MORE . . .

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Early warning of ‘Apocalyptic Wasteland’ in Gaza blocked by U.S. envoys to Israel, by Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters  WASHINGTON — U.S. Agency for International Development staffers in early 2024 drafted a warning to senior officials in Joe Biden’s administration: Northern Gaza had turned into an “Apocalyptic Wasteland” with dire shortages of food and medical aid. READ MORE . . .

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A link to an article of commentary from CodePink; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (Scroll down for VENEZUELA 1-28-26, and up or down for IRAN, UKRAINE, GAZA, and MEDIA.) — MCM

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FROM JAN. 27  The war intervention: AI, data centers, and the environment, by Aaron Kirshenbaum | CodePink  Early on Saturday, Jan. 3, Venezuela was attacked on behalf of oil, mineral, tech, and weapons profiteers in a regime change operation. Since then, the Trump administration has threatened Iran, Greenland, Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico. What unites these threats?  READ MORE . . .

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A link to music from Focus via Sire Record Company or Polydor Records, and YouTube; more may be accessible by clicking on the band’s name in a search engine. (Scroll down for MEDIA 1-28-26.  Scroll up for today’s IRAN, UKRAINE, GAZA, and VENEZUELA.) — MCM

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‘Hocus Pocus,’ by Bert Ruiter, Pierre van der Linden, Jan Akkerman and Thijs van Leer | Focus / Sire Record Company and Polydor Records  Single version of the Dutch band’s 1973 hit. Click HERE for it, and HERE for video of longer version via YouTube and report from Louder.

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Links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 1-27-26 and 9/11 TRUTH and MEDIA.) — MCM

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Russian drone attack kills 3 in southern Ukraine as further U.S.-led peace talks approach, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — A Russian drone attack killed three people in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region overnight, authorities said today, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow is planning another large-scale barrage despite plans for further U.S.-brokered peace talks at the weekend. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Kremlin says Russia has invited Ukraine’s Zelensky to Moscow for peace talks. From Reuters. MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today that Russia had reiterated its invitation for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for peace talks, as U.S.-led efforts to reach a deal to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine intensify. READ MORE . . .

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Before turning in last night, I began a list of verbs to describe ways to keep people in the dark about the events of Sept. 11, 2001 — or about anything else for that matter. Here are some. (Click HERE for 9/11 TRUTH 1-9-26. Scroll up or down for UKRAINE and GAZA.) — MCM

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Words, words, words, by Mark Channing Miller | x-ma911truthwalk.com  In order of being written down: hornswoggle, bamboozle, hoax*, sucker, buffalo, baffle, bewilder, confuse, divert, overwhelm, dominate, perplex, fool, deceive, manipulate, control, astound.

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* Merriam-Webster defines the verb hoax as “to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous,” noting it is [prob. contr. of hocus].