For today, links to five reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Anadolu Agency, and the Cradle, and to an article of commentary from Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (IRAN 6-27-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM
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Iran holds funeral for top military commanders and scientists killed by Israel. From Reuters. Mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran’s capital Tehran today as a funeral was held for senior military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month’s war with Israel. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.
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Iran bars UN nuclear agency chief from entering country, refuses surveillance at nuclear sites, by Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Agency ANKARA — Iran’s foreign minister said today that the country will prohibit Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, from entering its territory, nor will it allow the agency to install surveillance cameras at nuclear facilities. READ MORE . . .
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IAEA chief admits Iran’s nuclear program ‘cannot be erased’ by airstrikes. From the Cradle. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, said on Friday that Iran’s nuclear program cannot be eliminated through military force and hinted that enriched uranium might have been moved before US airstrikes on Iranian facilities. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 27 Israeli defense minister threatens to restart war against Iran. From the Cradle. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday he has instructed the Israeli army to prepare a military plan targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, as well as its regional alliances. READ MORE . . .
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Iran is pluralistic within its self-drawn parameters: Western imaging and myths falsify the reality, by Ranjan Solomon | Middle East Monitor Iran’s social, cultural, and even political landscape is far more nuanced and pluralistic than western perceptions suggest. Beneath the surface . . . READ MORE . . .
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