For now, links to FOUR-plus reports, analyses, commentary, interviews, and summaries (6): from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-27-26.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 27  Israel hits Iranian nuke facilities and Tehran strikes base in Saudi Arabia, wounding U.S. troops, by Farnoush Amiri,Jon Gambrell and Konstantin Toropin | AP  DUBAI — Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities on Friday. Iran vowed to retaliate and struck a base in Saudi Arabia, wounding U.S. service members and damaging planes. In a possible breakthrough in the war, however, Tehran will allow humanitarian aid and agricultural shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM MARCH 27  Rubio pushes postwar plan for Strait of Hormuz after meeting G7 allies skeptical about Iran strategy, by Matthew Lee and Samuel Petrequin | AP  VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries showed divisions with the United States over the Iran war but agreed Friday during a meeting in France to call for an immediate halt to attacks against civilians and urge the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 27  Analysis: 1 month into war, Iran is using insurgent tactics and holding the world economy hostage, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — One month into their war with Iran, the United States and Israel find themselves confronting an opponent that fights more like an insurgency than a nation — using increasingly limited resources to inflict maximum pain. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM MARCH 27  Regional reflections on one month of war. Reported by Emily Feng, Lauren Frayer, Aya Batrawy and Daniel Estrin | NPR  One month into the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran, we turn to our correspondents across the region to assess the conflict’s impact.  Click HERE to listen and, later, read; and HERE for links to all three Iran war-related reports Friday from NPR’s “All Things Considered” program.

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