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Here are links to six reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor, and to a discussion from Consortium News; other published material or at least headlines is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH so far, and down for IRAN 7-18-26.) — MCM

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U.S. renews strikes on Iran after attack kills two military personnel. From Reuters. The U.S. said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing following an Iranian attack. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE and HERE for report from AP in English and Spanish.

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Iran’s strikes on U.S. sites in Jordan result in ‘dozens of casualties, destroyed helicopters’: report. From the Cradle. U.S. troops in Jordan were directly struck by Iran’s retaliatory operations four times in a period of five days — resulting in destroyed equipment and dozens of casualties, including two dead U.S. soldiers and one declared “missing” a few days ago, the New York Times confirmed today. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. dispatches more warplanes, refueling tankers to Israel amid escalation against Iran. From the Cradle. Washington is sending additional fighter jets and refueling aircraft to Israel as it prepares to escalate the war against Iran, Israeli media reported today. READ MORE . . .

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At least 6 missiles hit Iran’s Qeshm Island amid new U.S. strikes. From Middle East Monitor. At least six missiles hit Qeshm Island, and the explosions were heard in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas early today as the U.S. carried out a new round of strikes against Iran. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 18  The World This Week: ‘Israel gets its way — again.’  Joe Lauria of Consortium News (in Cambodia) hosted former CIA analyst Ray McGovern (in North Carolina) and onetime U.S. Marine Corps counterintelligence officer Scott Ritter (in France). The first half of their two-and-a-half hours iis about aspects of the Iran war, the rest is about aspects of the Ukraine war. Click HERE for video of discussion.

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