NOTE: Nobody reads this blog. But . . .

For now, links to reports from ScheerPost and Agence France-Presse, to commentary from the Associated Press, and to an interview from National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-22-26 and today’s CUBA so far.) — MCM

* Among the news organizations with frequent war updates, photos and occasionally maps are Al Jazeera, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor: HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. AP and El País reports in Spanish are HERE and HERE. *

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FROM MARCH 22  U.S. official says Israel may use nuclear weapons against Iran. From ScheerPost. A top advisor to President Trump has warned that Israel may resort to using nuclear weapons as its war on Iran spirals out of control. Billionaire venture capitalist David Sacks, Trump’s White House AI and Crypto czar, acknowledged that Israel is taking unprecedented damage and could face “destruction” if the conflict continues. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 22  Iraqi pro-Iran group prolongs pause in U.S. embassy attacks. From AFP. Kataeb Hezbollah, an influential pro-Iran Iraqi armed group, announces it will extend a pause on its attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad by five days. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for longer version of same AFP report in French, and HERE for others.

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FROM MARCH 22  Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about U.S. war preparation, by Collin Binkley | AP  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At war with Iran, President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM MARCH 22  Israel’s war strategy involves high-level assassinations. But will it win the war?  Adrian Ma of NPR speaks with journalist Yossi Melman, who reports on Israeli intelligence, about the state of the war between the U.S., Israel and Iran as it enters its fourth week. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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TO BE CONTINUED