Links to two reports from the Associated Press and to commentaries via ScheerPost and Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for LEBANON, UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and down for IRAN 6-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 23  Israel’s game is up, by Chris Hedges | ScheerPost  Israel is blind to its own limitations. It is willing to inflict harm on its allies, including the U.S., in service to itself. And that is what it now intends to do. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 23  In praise of defeat, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  Well, J.D. Vance had his first talks with the Iranians — 18 hours of them Sunday tipping into Monday — since the American and Iranian presidents signed the two sides’ much-disputed memorandum of understanding last Wednesday. What got done? READ MORE . . .

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A link to an article via Informed Comment; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up for today’s LEBANON, UKRAINE and IRAN so far, and down for ALL OF IT 6-21-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 14  Are you an internationalist? by Arnold Oliver | Special to Informed Comment  TIFFIN, Ohio — Odds are good that no one has ever asked if you are an internationalist, but your answer to that question reveals much about your orientation to your fellow human beings around the globe. It is worth your time to give it some thought. READ MORE . . .

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Links to reports from Reuters and the Moscow Times; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s WEST BANK, GAZA, LEBANON and IRAN, and for UKRAINE 6-18-26.) — MCM

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Russia eyes diesel ban, fuel imports amid Ukrainian strikes; Crimea restricts public life. From Reuters. Russia is considering a diesel export ban, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said today, while a newspaper reported on possible fuel imports to tackle shortages, especially in Crimea, which tightened restrictions on public services and activities. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 22  Inside the Ukrainian deep-strike campaign that has Moscow on the back foot, by Brawley Benson | The Moscow Times  Seemingly more so than any other point during the war, Ukraine has been able to seriously incapacitate Russian energy infrastructure and factories contributing to the war effort. READ MORE . . .

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Links to reports from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down UKRAINE, GAZA, LEBANON and IRAN, and down for WEST BANK 6-22-26.) — MCM

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UN inquiry finds Israel ‘intentionally’ targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, occupied West Bank. From the Cradle. A report issued by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory today found that Israeli troops are deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank as a central element of their ethnic cleansing campaign. READ MORE . . .

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Netanyahu says Israel must ‘break free from dependence’ after tensions with Trump. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel must reduce its dependence on foreign support and build an independent arms system amid disagreements between his government and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Links to report from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for UKRAINE, WEST BANK, LEBANON and IRAN, and down for GAZA 6-22-26.) — MCM

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UN inquiry finds Israel ‘intentionally’ targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, occupied West Bank. From the Cradle. A report issued by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory today found that Israeli troops are deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank as a central element of their ethnic cleansing campaign. READ MORE . . .

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Netanyahu says Israel must ‘break free from dependence’ after tensions with Trump. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel must reduce its dependence on foreign support and build an independent arms system amid disagreements between his government and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to FIVE reports from Middle East Eye, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, WEST  BANK, GAZA and IRAN so far, and down for LEBANON 6-22-26.) — MCM

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Two killed by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon. From Middle East Eye. According to a report from Lebanon’s National News Agency, two men were killed today when Israeli soldiers “opened fire with their machine-guns in their direction while they were standing near an excavator that was unblocking a road” in a town near the city of Nabatieh. READ MORE . . .

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Washington ‘ends’ Israeli freedom of action inside Lebanon: report. From the Cradle. The U.S. government has informed Israel that it no longer has authorization for “unrestricted” military action in Lebanon, despite continued Israeli attacks and occupation in the country, Channel 12 reported today. READ MORE . . .

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Netanyahu says Israel must ‘break free from dependence’ after tensions with Trump. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel must reduce its dependence on foreign support and build an independent arms system amid disagreements between his government and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 22  New ‘deconfliction mechanism’ for Lebanon excludes Israel, limits ‘freedom of action’: report. From the Cradle. A new Lebanon “deconfliction mechanism” was reportedly established over the weekend in Switzerland during talks between Iran and the U.S., which will “exclude” Israel and involve Washington, Tehran, Beirut, Qatar, and Pakistan, Channel 12 reported on Monday without citing sources. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 22  Lebanon building damage in Israeli attacks esimated at $1.38B. From Middle East Monitor. The direct cost of damage to buildings in southern Lebanon due to the recent Israeli offensive on the country exceeded $1.38 billion, with rubble estimated at around 3.1 million cubic meters, a UN agency and a Lebanese research center said Monday. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to TEN reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, Middle East Eye, and Reuters, and ; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE, WEST BANK, GAZA and LEBANON so far, and down for IRAN 6-22-26.) — MCM

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Netanyahu says Israel must ‘break free from dependence’ after tensions with Trump. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Israel must reduce its dependence on foreign support and build an independent arms system amid disagreements between his government and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Switzerland talks end as Iran, U.S. agree on ‘working groups’ from further negotiations. From the Cradle. The first round of technical talks between the U.S. and Iran in Switzerland has ended, with both sides agreeing to establish “working groups” for further negotiations on several matters, an Iranian official said today. READ MORE . . .

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Trump says Iran agreed to nuclear inspections into ‘infinity,’ Tehran denies U.S. claims, by Tala Ramadan and Nayera Abdallah | Reuters  DUBAI — U.S. President Donald Trump said today Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into “infinity, despite Tehran’s denials, and that unfrozen Iranian assets would be used to buy humanitarian supplies from the United States. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Monitor and Middle East Eye.

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First, a link to a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s GAZA, LEBANON and IRAN so far, and for WEST BANK 6-19-26.) — MCM

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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, LEBANON and IRAN so far, and down for GAZA 6-17-26.) — MCM

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For now, links to three reports: from the Cradle and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, GAZA and IRAN so far, and down for LEBANON 6-20-26.) — MCM

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Iran reports ‘progress’ on Lebanon, frozen assets after Switzerland talks. From the Cradle. Iranian officials and media outlets reported “progress” today, after Pakistani- and Qatari-mediated technical talks on Sunday between Tehran and Washington in Burgenstock, Switzerland. READ MORE . . .

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Israel sets ‘conditions’ for ending occupation of south Lebanon: report. From the Cradle. Israel has set several “conditions” for the withdrawal of its occupation forces from Lebanon, Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom reported on Sunday — after Tel Aviv was forced to stop bombing the country due to the U.S.-Iran agreement. READ MORE . . . 

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