For now, links to THREE reports: from Reuters and the Cradle: and to an interview from National Public Radio; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and down for LEBANON 6-17-26.) — MCM
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Israeli forces kill three people in southern Lebanon. From Middle East Eye. Israeli attacks on south Lebanon killed three people today, Lebanese state media reported, hours after the U.S. and Iran signed an agreement to end the war. READ MORE . . .
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Hezbollah deals heavy losses to invading troops as Israel rejects withdrawing from Lebanon. From the Cradle. Tel Aviv announced today the killing of an Israeli soldier and the wounding of seven others by Hezbollah, following the official signing of an understanding between the US and Iran – which demands an end to the war on Lebanon. READ MORE . . .
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First tankers cross strait under Iran deal; Israeli strikes raise doubt in Lebanon, by Maya Gebeily, Rami Ayyub and Zohra Bensemra | Reuters BEIRUT / JERUSALEM / QLAILIEH, Lebanon — Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz today, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end the war that has disrupted global energy supplies. READ MORE . . .
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Israel issues new Lebanon occupation map, in talks with U.S. over deployment, by Pesha Magid and Rami Ayyub | Reuters JERUSALEM — Israel’s military published a map today showing an expanded zone of control for its troops in southern Lebanon, as Israeli officials said Israel was holding talks with the U.S. over continuing its deployment. READ MORE . . .
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Will Israel’s Lebanon offensive derail the agreement between the U.S. and Iran? Steve Inskeep of NPR speaks with Tracy Chamoun, Lebanon’s former ambassador to Jordan, about how Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon affects a U.S. agreement with Iran? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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