First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s UKRAINE,  GAZA and WEST BANK so far, and down for IRAN 8-26-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 27  Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war, and other Middle East developments. From AP. Qatar and other regional powers sought an off-ramp from the war with Iran on Thursday as another tanker attack was reported in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Iranian government dismissed the Trump administration’s latest sanctions. Click HERE for report including photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.