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Iran, 10-2-26

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HedgeLinks to an interview from Chris Hedges’ YouTube channel, and to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for Iran 9-28-26.) — MCM

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FROM c. SEPT. 29  Iran has destroyed U.S. bases in the Gulf (w/ John Mearsheimer). Hedges and University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer discuss the damage Iran’s use of cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones has inflicted on U.S. military bases; shifting alliances resulting from the war; and what the future may hold. Click HERE for nine-minute video.

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FROM OCT. 1  Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes, by Konstantin Toropin, Michelle L. Price and Aamer Madhani | AP  WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Thursday. The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM OCT. 1  Iran readies harder retaliation if attacked as diplomacy faces long odds, by Parisa Hafesi | Reuters  DUBAI — Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response if the United States resumes large-scale military attacks, sources said, while continuing a diplomatic push that Iranian officials privately see as unlikely to succeed. READ MORE . . .

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Lebanon, 9-7-26

A link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH and ALL OF IT, and for LEBANON 8-30-26.) — MCM

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Israeli airstrikes on a village in southern Lebanon kill 12 people, including 2 children, by Ahmed Mantash | AP  KFAR RUMMAN, Lebanon — Israel’s air force carried out two airstrikes early today on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least 12 people and wounding others, including children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. The strikes came amid . . . Click HERE for report including photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Iran, 9-6-26

Links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Informed Comment and Truthdig; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s 9/11 TRUTH and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 9-5-26.) — MCM

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Iran claims a strike on a U.S. ship in the Strait of Hormuz but the U.S. denies it, by Samy Magdy and Julia Frankel | AP  CAIRO — Iran said today it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, a claim that the U.S. military dismissed as a “total lie.” The purported attack came . . . Click HERE for report including photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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In war crime, Trump sinks civilian Iranian tanker, disables 2 others, by Juan Cole | Informed Comment  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Trump administration continues to fire on civilian Iranian targets in a campaign that has intensified in the first week of September after a relatively quiet August, returning the two countries to a dangerous active war footing. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Aug. 5 report from NPR.

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FROM SEPT. 3  The war on Iran: Six months of epic failure, by Joe Cirincione | Truthdig / Informed Comment  We are in the seventh month of a war Donald Trump began on a whim, waged incoherently and lost decisively. But in the demented, steadily shrinking Trump World, he is a hero. Last week, he proudly declared “Mission Accomplished” on his own Truth Social site. READ MORE . . .

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Iran, 9-5-26

First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE, ALL OF IT and 9/11 TRUTH, and for IRAN 9-4-26.) — MCM

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U.S. military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy ships were targeted with missiles, by Amir Vahdat, Toqa Ezzidin and Cara Anna | AP    CAIRO — U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, the American military said Saturday, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.”  Click HERE for report including photos and video. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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How the U.S. focus on Iran is fueling a more aggressive Putin. Reported by Charles Maynes and Scott Simon | NPR  Trump’s top envoys head to Moscow and Kyiv as Putin steps up round the clock bombing of Ukraine. With the U.S. distracted by Iran, is Putin becoming increasingly emboldened? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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