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Links to THIRTEEN-plus reports, commentary, analyses and interviews (23 or more) from the Jerusalem Post, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Middle East Eye, Arab Times, Consortium News, Reuters, the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, Geopolitical Economy Report, and ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-11-26, and up or down for LEBANON, WEST BANK, GAZA and MEDIA.) — MCM
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NEWER Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed, by Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Mike Corder and Natalie Melzer | AP DUBAI — Iran’s secretive new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, today vowed to keep up attacks on Gulf Arab countries and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the United States and Israel. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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Regional countries hold behind-the-scenes talks with Iranian officials, push for dialogue with U.S., by Amichai Stein | The Jerusalem Post Senior officials from Oman, Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey are holding behind-the-scenes talks with senior Iranian officials in an attempt to initiate dialogue with the Trump administration toward a deal, or even a ceasefire, a source familiar with the details told the Jerusalem Post. READ MORE . . .
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Iran’s unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping and energy infrastructure send oil prices up again, by Jon Gambrell, David Rising and Natalie Melzer | AP DUBAI — The attacks in the Persian Gulf pushed oil back above $100 a barrel today, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight. Iran is trying to inflict enough global economic pain to . . . READ MORE . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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Iran effectively closes Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Israel strikes continue. Reported by Greg Myre and Steve Inskeep | NPR Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Israel continue airstrikes in the country, triggering what’s being described as the “largest oil disruption in history.” Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for all eight Iran war-related reports on NPR’s “Morning Edition” program.
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Iran ‘not in danger of collapse’, say U.S. intelligence sources: report. From Middle East Eye. U.S. intelligence reports suggest that Iran’s leadership retains control of the country, several sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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FROM MARCH 11 UN resolution labels Iranian attacks on Gulf states a threat to international peace. From Arab Times. UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly condemned Iran’s recent missile and drone attacks on multiple Gulf countries, adopting a resolution with a 13-0 vote. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Consortium News. (Both reports have video of session.)
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FROM MARCH 11 Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors, by Jon Gambrell, Sally Abou Aljoud and Lisa Mascaro | AP DUBAI — Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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FROM MARCH 11 Countries agree to a historic release of stockpiled oil to ease global disruption. Reported by Camila Domonoske | NPR On Wednesday, the International Energy Agency announced member nations would release a total of 400 million barrels from their strategic reserves of oil, as the Iran war continues to cause the worst disruption to energy markets in decades. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for all five Iran war-related reports Wednesday on NPR’s “All Things Considered” program. Click HERE for report from the Cradle.
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Why Palestine is the Middle East’s only way out, by Ramzy Baroud | Middle East Monitor Let us imagine a liberated Palestine. Let us consider how justice for the Palestinian people would reshape not only the region but, indeed, the entire globe. This is not a conversation about a “political solution” in the narrow, bureaucratic sense. READ MORE . . .
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Why the U.S. is losing the war it started, by Ben Norton | Geopolitical Economy Report / ScheerPost The war that the United States and Israel initiated against Iran continues to drag on, and as the days pass the strategy . . . Click HERE for video of presentation and print summary from ScheerPost.
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