First, links to TWELVE reports from Anadolu Ajansi, Reuters, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 4-19-26.) — MCM

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NEWER  Iran strikes U.S. vessels in retaliation for cargo ship’s seizure: report, by Ahmet Salih Alacaci and Gizem Nisa Demir | Anadolu  Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iranian drones were deployed against U.S. vessels after American forces boarded the container ship Touska. The report did not specify whether the targets were military or commercial. READ MORE . . . 

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Ceasefire at risk after U.S. seizes Iranian ship, Iran shuns peace talks, by Parisa Hafezi and Hatem Maher | Reuters  A ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared in jeopardy on Monday after the U.S. said it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Tehran vowed to retaliate, refusing for now to join new peace talks. READ MORE . . .

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Iran to attend 2nd round of talks with U.S. despite Strait of Hormuz hostilities: Pakistani sources. From Anadolu. Iran will take part in the second round of talks with the U.S. in Islamabad despite the latest hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz, two Pakistani sources said Monday. READ MORE . . .

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Doubts over talks between Iran and U.S. after violence flares in Strait of Hormuz, by Munir  Ahmed, Jon Gambrell and David Rising | AP  ISLAMABAD — Pakistan moved ahead Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about whether the meeting would take place. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for or same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for second AP report, and HERE and HERE for links to seven Iran war-related reports yesterday and today from NPR’s “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition.”

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