NOTE: Nobody reads this blog. But . . .

For now, links to NINE-plus reports, analyses, interviews and discussions (dozens): from the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, Consortium News, Anadolu Ajansi, National Public Radio, Middle East Eye, and Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-6-26.) — MCM

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* Frequent war updates from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE, HERE and HERE. AP reports in Spanish are HERE. *

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FROM MARCH 7  Watch: The World This Week w/ Ray McGovern. Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, and CN columnist Patrick Lawrence speak with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, about “a week that changed the world, perhaps forever” and what may be in store. The discussion first aired Friday evening on CN Live! Click HERE for video.

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Iran says oil facility in Tehran is hit in latest airstrikes, by Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy  | AP  DUBAI — The Iran war exploded further late today as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict. Associated Press video showed the horizon glowing against the night sky. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Trump says he’ll hit Iran harder as Iranian president apologizes to neighbors. Edited by Sara Aboubakr, Hrvoje Hranjski, Donna Edwards, Verda Subzwari and Elizabeth Both | AP  U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard!,” while noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighboring nations over Tehran’s attacks. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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Day 8 updates: Attack on Iran, by Joe Lauria | Consortium News  11:15 am EST:  The Washington Post has reported on a classified document that says a large-scale U.S. war against Iran would be “unlikely” to topple the government. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. approves $151.8M weapons sales to Israel, waiving congressional review, by Rabia Iclal Turan | Anadolu Ajansi  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration approved a possible $151.8 million weapons sale to Israel on Friday, invoking “emergency” authority to waive the congressional review requirements as Washington and Israel continue to attack Iran. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same Anadolu report in French, and HERE for others.

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FROM MARCH 6  In one week, war has swept across the Middle East. Reported by Juana Summers, Michele Keleme,n,  Alejandra Marquez Janse, Elena Burnett, Tara Neill and Barrie Hardymon  | NPR  Nearly a week into a new and widening war in the Middle East, some of the U.S.’s closest allies in the region and beyond are trying to contain it. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for all five of NPR’s Iran war reports on “All Things Considered” for March 6.