Iran, 9-25-25

For today, links to a report from the Associated Press and to complete audio and at least some video of United Nations general debate via Consortium News. (IRAN 8-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, SYRIA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 24  Iran’s president blasts U.S., Israeli attacks for dealing ‘grievous blow’ to peace as sanctions loom, by Farnoush Amiri and Jon Gambrell | AP  UNITED NATIONS — Addressing the world’s leaders, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday blamed the United States and Israeli attacks for “dealing a grievous blow” to peace negotiations as Tehran braces for the reinstatement of sanctions in the next week, barring a last-minute diplomatic breakthrough. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Watch: The 80th UN general debate. Via Consortium News. Heads of government and state from around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump, addressed the first day of the 80th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday. Click HERE for video, or at least audio.

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Syria, 9-25-25

For today, links to a report from the Associated Press and to complete audio and at least some video of United Nations general debate via Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA 8-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 24  For the first time in nearly six decades, a Syrian president speaks at the UN, by Jennifer Peltz and Bassem Mroue | AP  UNITED NATIONS — Syrian President told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that the country “is reclaiming itsrightful place among the nations of the world.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Watch: The 80th UN general debate. Via Consortium News. Heads of government and state from around the world, including U.S. President Donald Trump, addressed the first day of the 80th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday. Click HERE for video, or at least audio.

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9/11 truth, 9-25-25

A link to a video from Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth; other published material is accessible by clicking on its abbreviated name below. (9/11 TRUTH 9-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, IRAN and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Watch: ‘Dawn of the Truth!’ From AE911Truth. Twelve days after recording the program live on Sept. 13, Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth today emailed out the links to this video recording of it. Hosted by Andy Steele and Craig McKee, it features guests Jimmy Dore, James Corbett, Richard Gage, Aldo Marquis, Alex Stein, Raul Angulo, Daniele Ganser, Ian Crossland, and Kristen Gasparini. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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Gaza, 9-24-25

For today, links to reports from Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press, and to articles of commentary from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza City as Trump talks peace, by Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters  Israeli forces pushed towards the heart of Gaza City today, placing at risk the lives of Palestinians who had stayed put inhopes that growing pressure on Israel for a ceasefire would mean they would not lose their homes. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Israel seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry says, by Olivia Le Poidevin | Reuters  GENEVA — The Israeli government has shown a clear intent to establish permanent control over Gaza and to ensure a Jewish majority in the occupied West Bank, a United Nations commission said in a report on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 23  Israel’s attacks on Gaza City create new mass graves at a hospital. Reported by Anas Baba | NPR  Gaza City residents say Western countries’ recognition of a Palestinian state has no bearing on their current reality. A hospital courtyard has become a graveyard as Israel’s offensive intensifies. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM SEPT. 23  More experts see genocide in Israel’s wartime conduct in Gaza, by Mike Corder and Molly Quell | AP  THE HAGUE — A growing number of experts, including those commissioned by a UN body, have said Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide, deepening Israel’s isolation and risking untold damage to the country’s standing even among allies. READ MORE . . .

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As Israel wages war on the whole region, the Arabs are finally turning, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  Nearly two years of war have seen parts of Lebanon as well as Gaza devastated, southern Syria occupied, and Israeli warplanes have killed Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, Yemen’s prime minister, and knocked out Iran’s top military leadership. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s UN speech, Palestine and the futility of Western recognition, by Ronny P Sasmita | Middle East Monitor  When the loudest and most powerful voice in the room mocks the institutions meant to enforce international law, recognition becomes little more than symbolism. READ MORE . . .

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West Bank, 9-24-25

For today, a link to a report from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 9-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 23  Israel seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry says, by Olivia Le Poidevin | Reuters  GENEVA — The Israeli government has shown a clear intent to establish permanent control over Gaza and to ensure a Jewish majority in the occupied West Bank, a United Nations commission said in a report on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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9/11 truth, 9-24-25

A link to a report from Tucker Carlson Network; other published material is accessible by clicking on its initials below. (9/11 TRUTH 9-16-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 23  The 9/11 Files: The CIA’s secret mission gone wrong, Ep. 1. From TCN. In the first of five episodes of a series, former FBI agent Mark Rossini, who was “embedded in the CIA’s Bin Laden unit” in the 1990s and later, claims the CIA was fully aware that men later identified as hijackers of four passenger airliners on Sept. 11, 2001, were in the United States planning an attack, and tried to recruit two of them for a “false-flag” operation.” Click HERE for video and brief intro.

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Ukraine, 9-24-25

For today, links to four reports: from the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE 9-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, WEST BANK and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk port kills at least 2. From the Moscow Times. At least two people were killed and several others were wounded this afternoon in a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s southern port city of Novorossiysk, regional officials said. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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FROM SEPT. 23  Trump says he now believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia with NATO’s help, by Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani and Illia Novikov | AP  UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump‘ s dramatic shift from from repeated calls for Kyiv to make concessions to end the war, was posted on social media soon after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly gathering of world leaders. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Sept. 24 report from NPR.

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Ukrainians cautious after Trump shifts his stance, saying they can win the war against Russia, by Volodymyr Yurchuk and Alex Babenko | AP  KYIV — Ukrainians were cautious today in their response to a surprise pivot in U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on their prospects for defeating Russia’s invasion, after he said they could win the three-year war and retake land captured by Moscow. Russian officials, meanwhile, said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Gaza, 9-23-25

For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters and, via ScheerPost, Truthout; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 22   UN General Assembly meets on troubled 80th anniversary. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR  The meeting includes a special conference called by France and Saudi Arabia to push for recognition of Palestinian statehood. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM SEPT. 22  France recognizes Palestinian statehood at UN meeting to revive peace efforts, by Joseph Krauss and Farnoush Amiri | AP  UNITED NATIONS — As the Gaza war rages on, France recognized Palestinian statehood on Monday at the start of a high-profile meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanizing support for a two-state solution to the Mideast conflict. More nations . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Reuters. 

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FROM SEPT. 20 Here’s what life is like inside one of Gaza’s last remaining hospitals, by Sara Awad | Truthout / ScheerPost  In the heart of a city at war, al-Wafa Rehabilitation Hospital struggles to survive. READ MORE . . .

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West Bank, 9-23-25

For today, links to a report from Reuters and to an Aug. 20 entry on this website; headlines of Reuters reports are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 9-12-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 20 Israel approves settlement plan to erase idea of Palestinian state. From Reuters. JERUSALEM — A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land that the Palestinians seek for a state received final approval on Wednesday [Aug. 20], according to a statement from Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Aug. 20 entry on this website.

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Ukraine, 9-23-25

For today, just one link: to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE 9-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and WEST BANK entries for today are HERE, and HERE or scroll up.) — MCM

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Ukraine faces a new test as Russia steps up its drive to seize Donetsk’s fortress belt, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — Fall is expected to bring another grueling test for Ukraine’s armed forcesas Russia intensifies its campaign to seize an eastern region, once Ukraine’s industrial heartland and a territory it has long sought to conquer. READ MORE . . .

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