For today, links to an article from Substack, and to nine reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Anadolu Agency, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 1  My meetings with Nasrallah, by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack  I must confess that I liked Hassan Nasrallah. I had a few long meetings with him that began in the winter of 2003. It was a few months after the U.S. invasion of Iraq even though Iraq was led by the secular Saddam Hussein who had no connection to Al Qaeda. I was working for . . . READ MORE . . .

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Iran and Israel swap threats following Tehran’s missile barrage. From AP. The Middle East moved closer to a long-feared regional war today, a day after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel and Israel said it began limited ground incursions into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. Israel said . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for audio of reports from NPR.

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FROM OCT. 1  Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel after Israeli ground raid into Lebanon. From AP. Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, another sharp escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Anadolu Agency.

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FROM OCT. 1  Israel vows response after Iran hits it with salvo of ballistic missiles, by John McCarthy | Reuters  JERUSALEM — Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, drawing vows of a sharp response from both Israel and the United States. Alarms sounded across Israel and . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 1  Biden directs U.S. military to shoot down Iranian missiles targeting Israel: White House, by Michael Hernandez | Anadolu Agency  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military to shoot down Iranian ballistic missiles targeting Israel, the White House said Tuesday after an Iranian salvo was launched on Israel. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 1  Iran fires missiles at Israel as Israel invades Lebanon. Reported by Jane Arraf and Daniel Estrin | NPR  Iran has launched almost 200 long-range missiles against Israel, just hours after Israeli forces launched a ground offensive into southern Lebanon against Iran’s main proxy, Hezbollah. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 1  The Middle East war widens as Iranian missiles shoot into Israel. Reported by Ailsa Chang, Michael Levitt and Christopher Intagliata | NPR  The war in the Middle East appears to be widening. Iran sent a volley of missiles at Israel just days after Israel killed the leader of Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah. Click HERE  to listen and, later, read.