For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters, and to commentary from Indian Punchline with video links; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA, LEBANON, SYRIA, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. IRAN 2-7-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM

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Iranians mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, by Nasser Karimi | AP  TEHRAN — The annual commemoration of the end of the rule of the American-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the creation of Iran’s Shiite theocracy comes this year as U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House and restarted . . . READ MORE . . .

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Iranian president says U.S. not sincere over readiness to engage, by Parisa Hafezi | Reuters  DUBAI — Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian today questioned the United States’ sincerity in seeking negotiations with Tehran as crowds of people, many chanting “Death to America”, rallied across the country to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. READ MORE . . .

FROM FEB. 9  Trump talks the talk with Iran, but needs to walk the walk, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  A whiff of wariness bordering on pessimism about the prospect of reaching an enduring nuclear deal with the U.S. permeated the remarks by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb. 7 in Tehran in an address to the top military officials. Click HERE for article and two video links.