First, links to reports from the Cradle, the Associated Press and National Public Radio, and to a discussion from Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s ALL OF IT, and for IRAN 6-20-26.) — MCM
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Iran prioritizes Lebanon in Switzerland talks amid ‘cautious calm’ across south. From the Cradle. Iran’s negotiating team began Pakistani and Qatari-mediated discussions with Washington in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, today as a cautious calm prevailed across south Lebanon following an initial postponement of the talks over Israeli war crimes in the Levantine nation. READ MORE . . .
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Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, by Aamer Madhani and Seung Min Kim | AP OBBUERGEN, Switzerland — U.S. Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, build out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran and keep the Strait of Hormuz open. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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What could make a peace deal with Iran viable? One expert weighs in. Ayesha Rascoe of NPR asks Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, about the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and the priorities for a future peace deal. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.
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FROM JUNE 20 Iran claims Hormuz closure, U.S. says ships still passing. Reported by Jane Arraf and Pien Huang | NPR Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again. The U.S. military says traffic is still flowing. NPR’s Jane Arraf reports from Beirut. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JUNE 20 Watch: The World This Week — ‘Terms of U.S. surrender.’ Joe Lauria of Consortium News spoke with former CIA analyst and CN contributor Patrick Lawrence. From intro: “After losing the war, a major U.S.-Israel row is coming to a head with the fate of Mideast peace and the global economy on the line.“ Click HERE for video and print introduction.
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