Links to a report from the Associated Press and to an interview from People’s Dispatch; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for IRAN 2-11-26, and up or down for CUBA, UKRAINE and VENEZUELA.) — MCM

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FROM FEB. 11  What to know as Iran and the U.S. weigh holding a second round of nuclear talks, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — The talks over Tehran’s nuclear program would come after Israel launched a 12-day war on the country in June and the Islamic Republic carried out a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. U.S. President Donald Trump has moved an aircraft carrier and other military assets to the Persian Gulf. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM FEB. 11  ‘U.S. aggression against Iran is an attack on BRICS and the multipolar world,’ says geopolitical analyst, by Marco Fernandes | Peoples Dispatch  Approaching its 47th anniversary, the Islamic Revolution has always been a thorn in the side of the U.S. and, especially, Israel. Tehran is one of the biggest supporters of the Palestinian cause in the world and, in practice, the biggest obstacle to the Zionist project of “Greater Israel.” READ MORE . . .

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