Iran, 8-15-26

ADVISORY  Watch: The World This Week: ‘A fraying empire.’ Joe Lauria of Consortium News hosts retired U.S. Army colonel and former diplomat Ann Wright and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern to explore a U.S. military in crisis in the Middle East and elsewhere. Click HERE around 8 p.m. EDT to livestream and later to watch video, and for print introduction and bios of Wright and McGovern.

And links to report from the Associated Pressp and Reuters; others anre accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE, ALL OF IT and MEDIA, and for IRAN 8-14-26.) — MCM

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Iran claims Qatar holding pilots, vessel is attacked in Normuz, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news. From AP. Here’s a look at the latest developments on today in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found HERE. Click HERE for this AP report, and HERE for same one in Spanish, and HERE for others in Spanish.

 

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Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high petrol prices. From Reuters. CAIRO / GARDEN CITY, New York — Iran called on the U.S. to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as “evil” and told Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices as a result of the war. READ MORE . . .

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* Among the news organizations with frequent updates on the Iran war, related wars in the Middle East, and negotiations to pause or end any of them are Al Jazeera, Al Mayadeen, the Associated Press, CNN, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor. They are found HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. AP and El País reports in Spanish are HERE and HERE. *

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