For now, links to two reports from Reuters and to an interview from National Public Radio; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s IRAN, UKRAINE and MEDIA so far, and for LEBANON 6-17-26.) — MCM

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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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