For now, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s 9/11 TRUTH, GAZA and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 7-11-26.) — MCM

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U.S. attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran responds by hitting Arab states, by Jon Gambrell and Will Weissert | AP  DUBAI — The United States attacked Iran early this morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Jordan. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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U.S. strikes Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz. What’s next for talks? Reported by Carrie Kahn and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  The U.S. strikes Iran again, after an attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Click HERE to listen and, later,  read.

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FROM JULY 11   President Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over. What happens next? Reported by Don Gonyea, Michael Levitt and Henry Larson | NPR  Gonyea speaks with Ariane Tabatabai of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs about developments in the war between the U.S. and Iran. Click HERE to listen and read.

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