ADVISORY Watch: The World This Week — ‘The U.S.A. vs. Israel,’ at 8 tonight EDT. Joe Lauria of Consortium News will talk with Peter Kuznick, historian at American University in Washington and author with Oliver Stone of The Untold History of the United States, and with Ray McGovern, former CIA Soviet Union and Russia analyst and briefer of presidents. “With the war on Iran stuck in low-intensity conflict,” CN notes, “new focus is on the U.S.-Israel relationship. It’s perhaps more complex than it looks.” Click HERE around 8 p.m to livestream and for brief article, and after discussion for video of it.
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For now, links to SEVEN reports: from Middle East Monitor, the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Cradle; and to commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for GAZA, LEBANON and UKRAINE, and for IRAN 6-12-26.) — MCM
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Iran’s foreign minister details proposed memorandum with U.S., says war would end across all fronts. From Middle East Monitor. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that a proposed memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US would formally end the conflict across all fronts, including Lebanon, while laying the groundwork for negotiations on sanctions relief, Iran’s nuclear program, and regional security arrangements, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan’s prime minister says, by Munir Ahmed, Michelle L. Price and Russ Bynum | AP ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister said today the United States. and Iran have reached a “final, agreed upon text” aimed at ending their war, that that mediators . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same report in Spanish. Click HERE and HERE for report from Reuters and NPR.
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Trump agreed to release $24B in frozen assets without formal announcement: report. From Middle East Monitor. U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to unfreeze $24 billion in Iranian assets while avoiding explicitly confirming this, a senior Iranian official said Friday, according to the Fars News Agency. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 12 West Asian state ‘blocked’ Israel from using airspace to attack Iran despite past cooperation: report. From the Cradle. An unnamed regional country barred Israel from using its airspace for strikes on Iran during Tel Aviv’s latest round of attacks against the Islamic Republic – despite previously having done so, Hebrew media reported on Friday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 12 Iranian media reveals details of 7-point draft memorandum with U.S. From Middle East Monitor. Iran’s official news agency IRNA on Friday published the current outlines of a draft memorandum of understanding with the U.S., offering a more detailed picture of Tehran’s position and highlighting both similarities and differences with details of the proposed deal previously reported by Axios. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 8 War in Iran will change how the U.S. bases troops in the Gulf, by | Middle East Eye LONDON — Iran is demanding the closure of U.S. military bases in the region as part of any long-term ceasefire. While the U.S. is unlikely to meet that demand, . . . READ MORE . . .