For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, Reuters, and the New York Times; others or just headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 6-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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UN nuclear watchdog board censures Iran, which retaliates by announcing a new enrichment site, by Stephane Liechtenstein and Jon Gambrell | AP  VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors today formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that . . . READ MORE. . . .

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Sixth round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks will be held this weekend, Oman foreign minister says, by Jon Gambrell | AP  DUBAI — Iran and the United States will hold a sixth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program this Sunday in Oman, the sultanate’s foreign minister said today, as regional tensions have spiked in recent days. READ MORE. . . .   Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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U.S. to pull some personnel from the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, by Daphne Psaledakis, Idrees Ali, Ahmed Rasheed and Jeff Mason | Reuters  WASHINGTON / BAGHDAD — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because “it could be a dangerous place,” adding . . . READ MORE. . . .

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Israel appears ready to attack Iran, officials in U.S. and Europe say, by Michael Crowley, David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt | The New York Times  WASHINGTON — Israel appears to be preparing to launch an attack soon on Iran, according to officials in the United States and Europe, a step that . . . READ MORE. . . .

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FROM JUNE 11  Iran responds to threats from Washington. From the Cradle. Iran’s Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday that Tehran will strike U.S. military bases in the region if nuclear talks fail and Washington decides to launch an attack on the Islamic Republic. READ MORE. . . .

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