Iran, 4-22-26

First, links to THREE reports: from the Associated Press, Al Jazeera, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 4-21-26.  Scroll up for today’s GAZA so far.) — MCM

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NEWER  Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz U.S maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls, by Jon Gambrell and David Rising | AP  DUBAI — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway a day after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from Al Jazeera.

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Iran ready for talks in Islamabad if U.S. lifts blockade, UN envoy says. From Middle East Eye. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, said Tehran is ready to resume negotiations with the United States once the US lifts its blockade. READ MORE . . .

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

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