For now, link to three reports from the Associated Press; other published material is available by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, LEBANON, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and down for IRAN 6-5-26.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 5  U.S. military shot down Iranian drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz, by Michelle L. Price | AP  CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisc. — The U.S. military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM JUNE 5   Lebanese leaders lash out at Iran and say their country should not be used as a ‘bargaining chip,’ by Fadi Tamil and Hussein Malla | AP  DIBBINE, Lebanon — Lebanon’s president and prime minister criticized Iran on Friday for opposing the latest ceasefire deal between the Lebanese government and Israel, saying their country should not be used by Tehran as a “bargaining chip” in its talks with Washington. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish; and HERE for others.

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FROM JUNE 4  UN nuclear watchdog says it’s been unable to inspect Iranian facilities, by Stephanie Liechtenstein| AP  VIENNA — The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that it “cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts of the stockpile of enriched uranium in Iran or whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities.” READ MORE . . .

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