For today, links to eleven reports: from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, the Cradle, Agencia EFE, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines may be accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for IRAN 1-13-26 and UKRAINE, GAZA and MEDIA.) — MCM
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Iran strike on U.S. Qatar base shows ability ‘to respond to attack’: Khamenei adviser. From AFP. A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned President Donald Trump today that an Iranian strike in June 2025 on an American base in Qatar had demonstrated its ability to respond to any attack. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for similar report from AFP (with sudouest.fr) in French, and HERE for headlines of others.
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Some personnel at key U.S. base in Qatar advised to evacuate. Edited by Bridget Brown and Sara Aboubakr | AP Some personnel at Qatar’s Al Udeid, a key U.S. military base, have been advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening, a U.S. official said. The decision came as a senior official in Iran brought up an earlier Iranian attack there. READ MORE . . .
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Iran signals fast trials and executions for protesters as crackdown death toll exceeds 2,500, by Jon Gambrell | AP DUBAI — Iran’s judiciary head said today there would be fast trials and executions ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for a Jan. 13 report from AP.
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Israeli, Arab officials urge Trump to ‘hold back’ on striking Iran: report. From the Cradle. Israeli and Arab officials are urging US President Donald Trump to “hold back” on attacking Iran until the Islamic Republic has been further weakened by unrest, sources told NBC News on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JAN. 13 Russia rejects possibility of a U.S. attack and increased tariffs on Iran’s partners. From EFE. Moscow — Russia on Tuesday rejected both the threat of a potential United States military attack on Iranian territory and the possibility of increased tariffs on the Islamic Republic’s trading partners. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same EFE report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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FROM JAN. 13 Iranian intelligence says seizes U.S.-made weapons, explosives smuggled by western-backed rioters. From the Cradle. Iranian intelligence has announced the seizure of guns, ammunition, and over 200 kilograms of explosives from foreign-backed cells that participated in the instigation of riots across the country. READ MORE . . .
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How the internet blackout in Iran opened the door to a deadly crackdown on protests. From Middle East Eye. It has been 18 days since the first demonstrations began in Tehran, sparked by economic woes that have gravely impacted Iranians’ ability to afford the very basic necessities. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JAN. 13 Trump calls on Iranians to keep protesting but the death toll is rising. Reported by Rob Schmitz and Jackie Northam | NPR Help is on its way. That was President Trump’s message on social media today to anti-government protesters in Iran as he urged them to continue taking to the streets. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JAN. 13 How Trump may act on Iran — and why. Rob Schmitz of NPR speaks with former National Security Adviser John Bolton about the protests in Iran. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JAN. 13 Iran expert talks about the Trump administration’s strategy with Iran. Steve Inskeep of NPR speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Inskeep asks if this feels like a moment when Iran’s longtime government could fall. Click HERE to listen and read.
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