First, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (RESILIENCE+, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. GAZA 3-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israel ramps up military campaign in Gaza as it presents new ceasefire proposal. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Michel Martin | NPR  Israel is ramping up its military campaign in Gaza, as it presents a new ceasefire proposal with Hamas. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For today, a link to a report from People’s Dispatch via Popular Resistance; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (RESILIENCE+, SYRIA and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  UKRAINE 3-31-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 30  Europe insists on continued sanctions, troop deployment, by Ana Vračar | People’s Dispatch / Popular Resistance  Judging from the conclusions of last Thursday’s summit on the war in Ukraine, European heads of state continue to believe a “robust peace” will be achieved by prolonging sanctions on Russia, financing more weapons for Ukraine, and preparing a so-called “reassurance force” . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to a report from Reuters, a conversation from ScheerPost, and commentary from Indian Punchline (and, within it, videos of two related Tucker Carlson interviews); other published material is accessible by clicking on their names below. (SYRIA, LEBANON, GAZA, MEDIA and UKRAINE entries for this date and a HEINBERG entry are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN 3-21-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Iran will deliver ‘strong blow’ against U.S. if it attacks, Khamenei says, From Reuters. DUBAI — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today the U.S. would receive a strong blow if it acts on President Donald Trump’s threat to bomb unless Tehran reaches a new nuclear deal with Washington. On Sunday Trump reiterated . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 25  No Nukes in Iran! Robert Scheer of ScheerPost talks with Ray McGovern, a retired CIA analyst, about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s claim that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon. Click HERE for video.

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FROM MARCH 26  Talk of U.S.-Iran war is all a load of baloney, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline There are no takers among the regional states for a military conflagration in the Gulf region. The old U.S.-led anti-Iran front has unravelled . . . Click HERE to read, and to watch and listen to interviews.

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For today, links to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (IRAN, LEBANON, GAZA, MEDIA and UKRAINE entries for this date and a HEINBERG entry are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. SYRIA 3-30-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Satellite images reveal ‘growing network’ of Israeli outposts in Lebanon, Syria. From the Cradle. Satellite imagery reviewed by the New York Times has confirmed that Israel is gearing up for a permanent military presence in both southern Syria and south Lebanon. Click HERE for report and a message includng map from UN Special Rapporteur.

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FROM MARCH 27  The ‘hidden hands’ guiding Lebanese–Syrian strife, by Tamjid Kobaissy | The Cradle  The collapse of the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad in December and the takeover by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marked a turning point for Lebanon’s security institutions. Extremist groups appeard and weapons flowed into the hands of extremist Sunni militants hostile to Hezbollah. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to three reports: from the Cradle and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (IRAN, SYRIA, GAZA, MEDIA and UKRAINE entries for this date and a HEINBERG entry are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  LEBANON 3-28-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Satellite images reveal ‘growing network’ of Israeli outposts in Lebanon, Syria. From the Cradle. Satellite imagery reviewed by the New York Times has confirmed that Israel is gearing up for a permanent military presence in both southern Syria and south Lebanon. Click HERE for report and a message includng map from UN Special Rapporteur.

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FROM MARCH 28  U.S. says it expects Lebanese government to disarm militant groups, by Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh | Reuters  WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department said on Friday Israel was defending itself from rocket attacks that came from Lebanon and that it was incumbent upon the Lebanese government to disarm militant groups such as Hezbollah. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 27  The ‘hidden hands’ guiding Lebanese–Syrian strife, by Tamjid Kobaissy | The Cradle  The collapse of the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad in December and the takeover by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marked a turning point for Lebanon’s security institutions. Extremist groups appeard and weapons flowed into the hands of extremist Sunni militants hostile to Hezbollah. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, Reuters, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, SYRIA, LEBANON, MEDIA and UKRAINE entries for this date and a HEINBERG entry are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. GAZA 3-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, by Wafaa Shurafa and Fatima Khalid| AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s military today issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city. Israel earlier this month ended its ceasefire . . . READ MORE . . .

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Gaza’s Eid marred by Israeli massacres of children and expulsion orders, by Ahmed Aziz | Middle East Eye  KHAN YOUNIS, occupied Palestine — Starving and displaced Palestinians have marked a bloody Eid holiday, with Israeliforces raining down bombs that killed dozens of people, including many children, and issuing new expulsion orders. READ MORE . . .

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Gazans perform Eid prayers atop ruins of mosques amid relentless Israeli bombardment. From Middle East Monitor. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday did prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr atop the rubble of destroyed mosques, in overcrowded shelters, and beside the ruins of their homes, as Israel’s ongoing war left no room for traditional celebrations, Anadolu news agency reported. READ MORE . . .

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Israel proposes hostage deal as fighting continues in Gaza, by James Mackenzie | Reuters  JERUSALEM—  Israel has proposed an extended truce in Gaza in exchange for the return of about half the remaining hostages, Israeli officials said today, as the military issued new evacuation orders and said “intense operations” were planned in the south of the enclave. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for a second Reuters report.

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Bodies of Palestinian medics recovered from grave in Gaza, UN officials say, by Dave Graham, Emma Farge, James Mackenzie and Jana Choukeir | Reuters  The bodies of eight Red Crescent medics and other Palestinian rescue workers who came under fire more than a week ago have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip, UN officials said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 29  Only seven Hamas fighters named among 436 Palestinians killed by Israel in ‘historic’ March 18 attacks. From the Cradle. Israeli media reported on March 29 that the Israeli army launched 80 airstrikes on Gaza in the early hours of March 18, killing nearly 300 women and children, while naming only seven Hamas resistance fighters and leaders killed in the attacks. After the attack, in which . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from Agence France-Presse; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (IRAN, SYRIA, LEBANON, GAZA and UKRAINE and HEINBERG entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA 3-27-25 is HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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BBC says it faces an ‘unprecedented’ challenge to fund content. From AFP. The BBC announced today that its real income, taking into account inflation, has fallen by £1 billion ($1.3 billion) compared to 2010, as it warned of “unprecedented” challenges to funding its content. “Without intervention it will be difficult to . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence-France-Presse, the Moscow Times, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, National Public Radio, and Kyiv Post; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, SYRIA, LEBANON, GAZA, MEDIA and HEINBERG entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  UKRAINE 3-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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A Kremlin official says Russia sees efforts to end Ukraine war as a drawn-out process. From AP. Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the two countries’ leaders as he tries to bring about a truce. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and AFP and March 30 AP report.

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FROM MARCH 30  Kremlin doubles down on demand to replace Zelensky, risking Trump’s ire, by Pyotr Kozlov | The Moscow Times  The Kremlin is increasingly set on subjugating Ukraine by forcing a change in the country’s leadership as Moscow’s military efforts falter, five sources familiar with its thinking as well as independent experts say. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces strike Ukrainian military airfield, UAV assembly workshops over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck a Ukrainian military airfield, unmanned aerial vehicle assembly workshops and ammunition depots over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Sweden unveils its largest military aid package for Ukraine worth nearly $1.6 billion, by Kateryna Denisova and Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent  Sweden will provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth almost $1.6 billion, Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson announced today. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainians mark 3rd anniversary of liberation of Bucha. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley and A Martínez | NPR  Ukrainians are marking the third anniversary of the liberation of Bucha with calls for justice. They want Russian actions there to be investigated as a crime against humanity, which Russia denies.  Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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Link to an essay from Resilience.org; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (IRAN, SYRIA, LEBANON, GAZA, MEDIA and UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  NOTICE 3-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  HEINBERG 3-28-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 25  Trump’s second act: Power, resistance, and the limits of governance, by Richard Heinberg | Resilience.org  To understand shifts toward authoritarian power, such as what appears to be brewing in the United States today, it is helpful to identify trends in the usage of weapons, money, and communications technologies. The Trump-Musk administration has seized these tools quickly and vigorously. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (SYRIA, YEMEN, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, and a NOTICE are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK 3-26-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Hamas slams Israel’s ‘colonial’ road project meant to split West Bank, isolate East Jerusalem. From the Cradle. Hamas has strongly condemned Israel’s approval of a new road project connecting Jerusalem to the Ma’ale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank, calling it a colonial effort to expand illegal settlements and displace Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem. READ MORE . . .

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