For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 7-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN, WEST BANK, GAZA, UKRAINE, and COVID ETC. entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Iran ‘studying’ U.S. request for new nuclear talks: report. From the Cradle. A source told Iran’s Mehr News Agency today that Washington has requested the resumption of nuclear talks with Tehran, and that Iran is “studying” the possibility. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 7  Iran receives Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries after Israel ceasefire deal, by Sean Mathews | Middle East Eye  Iran has taken possession of Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries as Tehran rapidly moves to rebuild defensives destroyed by Israel during their recent 12-day conflict, sources say. READ MORE . . .

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