For today, links to two reports from the Cradle and to an interview from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 6-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, UKRAINE, WEST BANK and LEBANON entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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U.S. hits pause on ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions on Iran: report. From the Cradle. The U.S. government has ordered a “pause” on its “maximum pressure” policy of sanctions against Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. A source told the newspaper that a directive . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 1  Iran slams IAEA report as politically motivated, based on forged Israeli documents. From the Cradle. Iran voiced its strong protest on Saturday against a report issued by the head of the UN nuclear watchdog regarding Tehran’s nuclear program, saying it was issued “with political objectives and through pressures,” is based in part on forged Israeli documents, and goes beyond the UN nuclear chief’s mandate. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 1  What’s at stake in the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks? Scott Detrow of NPR  speaks with former Iran nuclear negotiator Seyed Hossein Mousavian about the ongoing talks between the U.S. and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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