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First, links to an analysis from CraigMurray.org.uk via Consortium News and to several reports from National Public Radio and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-23-26 and this date’s WEST BANK and LEBANON so far.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 21  Seeing Trump clearly, by Craig Murray | CraigMurray.org.uk / Consortium News  What if Trump’s apparently chaotic thought processes and intuitive decision making are all a blind, a charade? What if we are really witnessing, in the Middle East and more widely, a carefully constructed plan with very definite objectives? Has Trump in fact . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 23  Trump said the U.S. is having ‘conversations’ with Iran. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Scott Detrow | NPR  After days of brinkmanship, President Trump announces a sudden delay in planned strikes on Iran’s power grid, citing “very good and productive” talks aimed at ending the escalating war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for links to all four Iran war-related NPR reports on Monday’s “All Things Considered” program.

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FROM MARCH 23  Netanyahu ‘frustrated’ with Mossad over failed color revolution attempt in Iran: report. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embraced a Mossad plan to spark a popular uprising at the start of the Iran war and is now “frustrated” that the plan has failed, the New York Times reported on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 23  Rising number of U.S. troops oppose Iran war, refuse to ‘die for Israel’: report. From the Cradle. More and more U.S. troops deployed to West Asia are expressing doubts about fighting in the war against Iran, including having to “die for Israel,” the Huffington Post reported on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 23  Australia, New Zealand, South Korea to impose emergency energy measures amid Hormuz shutdown. From the Cradle. Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea are preparing emergency measures to contain rising fuel costs and supply risks triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, local media reported on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED