Iran, 5-7-26

Links to TEN-plus reports, analyses, commentaries and interviews (17): from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, Middle East Eye, the Cradle, the Grayzone via Consortium News, and Global Delinquent via ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for IRAN 5-6-26.  Scroll up for LEBANON and GAZA.) — MCM

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Iran creates new agency to control Strait of Hormuz while reviewing peace deal with U.S., Adam Schreck, David McHugh and Russ Bynum | AP  DUBAI — Iran has created a government agency to vet and tax vessels seeking passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a shipping data company reported today, as Tehran said it was reviewing the latest U.S. proposals for ending the war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 

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Iran reviewing proposal as Trump pressures Tehran for agreement on deal to end war, by Adam Schreck and Elena Becatoros | AP  DUBAI — Iran said it was reviewing the latest American proposals to end the war after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Trump says progress is being made on a deal to end Iran war. Reported by | NPR  President Trump insists Iran is looking to make a deal, but questions remain about how the war will end. Click HERE to listen and, later, read; and HERE and HERE for all eight Iran war-related reports last night and today from NPR‘s “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition.”

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Gulf states derailed Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ by cutting U.S. access to airspace and bases: report. From Middle East Eye. U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal on his plans to ensure the passage of ships through the shuttered Strait of Hormuz came after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait suspended U.S. access to airspace and bases. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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FROM MAY 6  Iran will control Strait of Hormuz ‘forever,’ former senior U.S. official says:  report, by Sean Mathews | Middle East Eye  Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz “forever,” regardless of what a peace deal between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic says, forcing Gulf states to build new pipelines to bypass Iran’s chokehold, a former senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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From Kabul to Tehran: How U.S. diplomacy turned transactional, by Tam Hussein | Middle East Eye  The willingness of U.S. foreign policy to sidestep allies and negotiate directly with adversaries it had fought for over a decade did not begin with Trump’s second presidency. Rather, it was forged and normalised in Afghanistan. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 5  Trump’s new Iran negotiator, by Max Blumenthal the Grayzone / Consortium News  The latest addition to the Trump administration’s Iran negotiation team, Nick Stewart, has declared his absolute opposition to negotiating with the Islamic Republic of Iran. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 5  How Iran defeated Israel, by Kit Klarenberg | Global Delinquent / ScheerPost  A stunning investigative report by Hebrew-language outlet Ynet has laid bare the embarrassing cataclysm not only of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, but the Zionist entity’s effort throughout to end the Islamic Republic via covert and overt military and intelligence operations. READ MORE . . .

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