For now, links to THREE reports: from National Public Radio, the Cradle, and Reuters; others or just headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s LEBANON, MEDIA and UKRAINE so far, and down for IRAN 5-19-26.) — MCM

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Trump has threatened to restart strikes against Iran. What it could mean for the U.S. A Martínez of NPR asks Vali Nasr of Johns Hopkins University what a potential restart of military strikes against Iran would mean for the U.S. and its regional partners. Click HERE to listen and, later, read; and HERE for link to the other report today directly related to the Iran war on NPR‘s “Morning Edition.”

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FROM MAY 19  U.S. Treasury chief demands allies intensify sanctions against Iran. From the Cradle. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Washington’s allies to intensify efforts to dismantle Iran’s banking and oil-exporting networks during the so-called “No Money for Terror” conference in Paris, held after a meeting Tuesday of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 19  Trump says U.S. may strike Iran again but Tehran wants deal. From Reuters. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it. READ MORE . . .

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