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Here are links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s 9/11 TRUTH and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 7-12-26.) — MCM
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Oil prices spike as Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low. From Middle East Eye. Oil prices have jumped more than 4 percent today following renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran threatening their fragile peace agreement. READ MORE . . .
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Iran says U.S. pressure on Oman ‘obstructing’ joint Hormuz management. From the Cradle. U.S. “pressure” on Oman is “hindering” Tehran’s efforts to establish a joint mechanism to manage the Strait of Hormuz with Muscat, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said today, after the Islamic Republic responded to a major overnight escalation by Washington. READ MORE . . .
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Iran says it will not comply with deal if U.S. does not uphold MoU commitments. From Middle East Eye. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said today that the country would no longer abide by the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the U.S. in June if Washington continued to violate its commitments to end the war. READ MORE . . .
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Rezaei describes Strait of Hormuz as a strategic deterrent, says Iran will protect it. From Middle East Monitor. Mohsen Rezaei, a member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council, said the Strait of Hormuz is one of Iran’s most important strategic assets, describing it as “more important than dozens of nuclear bombs.” READ MORE . . .
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Former Iranian commander says Tehran could target Trump inside the White House. From Middle East Monitor. A former senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued an unusual direct threat against U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the Islamic Republic is capable of harming him even inside the White House. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 12 Iran strikes American military assets in Gulf and Jordan, after U.S. hits Iranian cities. From Middle East Eye. Iran carried out missile and drone attacks on a string of Gulf states and announced the re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, after the U.S. launched a third round of strikes across Iranian cities in a matter of days. READ MORE . . .
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