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Here is a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN, MEDIA, SYRIA and YEMEN, and down for GAZA 8-21-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 24  Israel kills three Palestinians in Gaza after kites cross border fence. From the Cradle. Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza, including a four-year-old child, on Sunday, in response to several kites that harmlessly floated across the border fence into Israel. READ MORE . . .

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NOTE: Nobody reads this blog. But . . .

Here are links to reports from the Cradle and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN, MEDIA, GAZA and YEMEN, and down for SYRIA 8-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 24  Syria, Israel hold U.S.-mediated talks in Jordan following Israeli strikes. From the Cradle. Syria and Israel held high-level, U.S.-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday, allegedly aimed at reducing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 24  Trump removes Syria from ‘terrorism list,‘ by Yasmine El-Sabawi | Middle East Eye  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday formally removed Syria from the State Sponsor of Terrorism blacklist, in a landmark move that unlocks export restrictions and allows for the U.S. to supply military aid to the country. READ MORE . . .

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Here is a link to a report from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN, MEDIA, GAZA and SYRIA, and down for YEMEN 8-12-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 24  Yemen’s Houthis claim strikes on Saudi oil tanker, troop concentrations. From Middle East Monitor. The Houthi group said Monday that it had carried out three operations targeting a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea and Saudi troop concentrations in eastern Yemen, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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First, a link to the first of a pair of essays from the Floutist; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s ALL OF IT and for IRAN 8-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 18  Why can’t we see ourselves as we are? by Patrick Lawrence | The Floutist  The other night I watched a documentary called “Coup 53,” a brilliant treatment of the Anglo–American operation that deposed Mohammad Mossadegh as prime minister of Iran in the year the film notes in its title. Taghi Amirani, the director, has produced a superb piece of work, narrated in part by the estimable Steve Kinzer. READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED

For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s IRAN so far, and down for ALL OF IT 8-19-26.) — MCM

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A link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s SYRIA, IRAN and UKRAINE, and for MEDIA 8-19-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 22  In which ‘Winnie the Pooh’ turns 100. Reported by Samantha Balaban | NPR  A kids’ book celebrates its 100th anniversary and the relationship between author A.A. Milne and illustrator Ernest H. Shepard. It’s called How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh. Click HERE to listen and read.

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A link to a discussion from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s MEDIA, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for SYRIA 8-22-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 22  Neo-Israelites vs. neo-Ottomans. Joe Lauria of Consortium News talks with retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter — for more than two and a half hours — about the nature of Ukraine’s defense industry; who’s “really in charge” in Washington; the Western media; the Stars and Stripes and the firing of its publisher, its editor and a Middle East correspondent; interrelations between Turkey, Israel, Syria, Russia, Gaza, Hamas; and other topics. Click HERE before for text of intro by Lauria and video of talk.

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Links to a report from the Associated Press, to commentary from Informed Comment, and to a discussion from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s MEDIA, SYRIA and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 8-22-26.) — MCM

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Iran’s president says U.S. memorandum is best path out of stalled war, and other Middle East news. From AP. Iran’s president today defended a memorandum of understanding with the United States as the best way out of a stalled war while the new head of the Islamic Republic’s top security body took a more defiant stance, warning of retaliation if neighbors join U.S. threats to further sanction Tehran. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Iran counters Trump ‘D-Day’ by menacing Arab oil monarchies, by Juan Cole | Informed Comment  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, replied on Saturday to Trump’s threats to impose “economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale,” on Iran, as . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 22  Neo-Israelites vs. neo-Ottomans. Joe Lauria of Consortium News talks with retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter — for more than two and a half hours — about the nature of Ukraine’s defense industry; who’s “really in charge” in Washington; the Western media; the Stars and Stripes and the firing of its publisher, its editor and Middle East correspondent; interrelations between Turkey, Israel, Syria, Russia, Gaza, Hamas; and other topics. Click HERE before for text of intro by Lauria and video of talk.

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Links to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press, and to a discussion from Consortium News; other published material or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for today’s MEDIA, SYRIA and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 8-22-26.) — MCM

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Ozon warehouse in Orenburg region hit in drone attack, governor says. From Reuters. The governor of Russia’s Orenburg region said today that two industrial facilities were hit by drone debris, including a warehouse owned by Ozon, a major Russian online retailer. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for earlier report from Reuters.

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Zelenskyy details rift with dismissed defense minister, saying some of his actions were misguided, by Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he believes actions taken by dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, including his involvement in mass protests and calls for elections, were misguided, as he publicly detailed their dispute for the first time. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM AUG. 22  Neo-Israelites vs. neo-Ottomans. Joe Lauria of Consortium News talks with retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter — for more than two and a half hours — about the nature of Ukraine’s defense industry; who’s “really in charge” in Washington; the Western media; the Stars and Stripes and the firing of its publisher, its editor and a Middle East correspondent; interrelations between Turkey, Israel, Syria, Russia, Gaza, Hamas; and other topics. Click HERE before for text of intro by Lauria and video of talk.

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ADVISORY  Watch: The World This Week, ‘Neo-Israelites vs. neo-Ottomans.’ Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, again hosts retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter. From brief CN intro: “Tensions soar between Tel Aviv and Ankara over their designs on Syria; would Trump nuke Iran? And the killing goes on in Ukraine and Gaza.” Click HERE before 8 p.m. EDT for (probably) text of longer introduction by Lauria; at 8 to livestream discussion; and later or tomorrow for video of it.

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The advisory above about the Consortium News event is the only item in this entry (one of only three entries); other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down today’s IRAN and UKRAINE, and for SYRIA 8-18-26.) — MCM