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Here are links to six reports: from the Cradle, Middle East Eye, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, MEDIA, GAZA, SYRIA and YEMEN, and down for IRAN 8-24-26.) — MCM

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Tehran announces discovery of massive new gas field. From the Cradle. Iran said on Sunday that it discovered a new gas field in the country’s waters worth over 200 billion cubic meters, coinciding with U.S.-Israeli threats to attack Iranian energy infrastructure and following the announcement of Washington’s plans for an economic war against Tehran. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. promises ‘asphyxiation’ of Islamic Republic as it imposes new sanctions, by Alex MacDonald | Middle East Eye  The U.S. has promised the “asphyxiation” of the Islamic Republic as it imposed harsh new sanctions on Iran and threatened those who traded with it. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and AP.

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FROM AUG. 24  Iran blacklists 45 vessels for ‘violating’ Hormuz regulations. From the Cradle. Iran announced on Sunday that it has blacklisted nearly two dozen tankers it said violated its new regulations in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that it will continue to take action against ships failing to adhere to the demands of its naval forces. READ MORE . . . 

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