Links to reports from the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and down for YEMEN 10-30-26.) — MCM
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Iran, 11-2-26
Links to two reports: from National Public Radio and the Associated Press, and to commentary from the Cradle; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or intitials. (Scroll up or down this date’s LEBANON, UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and down for IRAN 11-1-26.) — MCM
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FROM NOV. 1 Gulf leaders meet in Qatar in effort to stave off new escalation in U.S and Iran war. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Sacha Pfeiffer | NPR Qatar has been leading intense mediation efforts over the past 72 hours to prevent a new round of possible U.S. attacks on Iran after Tuesday’s midterm elections. The uncertainty has the entire Gulf region on edge. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM NOV. 1 United Arab Emirates says military solutions offer no quick off-ramps to crisis with Iran, by Sarah El Deeb | AP MANAMA — The United Arab Emirates’ presidential adviser said Sunday his country hopes a diplomatic breakthrough in Qatar-led mediations is possible to avert a new round of confrontation between the U.S. and Iran. Report with locator map is HERE.
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FROM OCT. 28 Regional security runs through Iran, by Peiman Salehi | The Cradle The presence of Saudi, Turkish, and Pakistani officials in Tehran on Oct. 26 reflected a growing recognition that Iran cannot be excluded from any serious regional security arrangement. Despite the U.S.–Israeli war against Iran, Tehran remains . . . READ MORE . . .
Yemen, 10-30-26
A link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for YEMEN 10-28-26.) — MCM
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Saudi Arabia hits Yemen with 116 airstrikes over 24 hours leaving scores of civilian casualties. From the Cradle. Saudi Arabia has intensified its attacks against Yemen, launching 116 airstrikes and missile attacks over a period of 24 hours, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces said on Thursday. READ MORE . . .
Yemen, 10-28-26
First, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN, ALL OF IT and WEST BANK so far, and for YEMEN 10-27-26.) — MCM
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Yemeni army issues ‘final’ evacuation call for Aden Airport. From the Cradle. The Yemeni Armed Forces today issued a “final” warning for those at Aden Airport in Yemen’s south to evacuate immediately, citing the presence of Saudi military assets at the facility. READ MORE . . .
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Iran, 10-28-26
Links to five reports and analyses: from Middle East Eye, the Cradle, Informed Comment, Middle East Monitor, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down this date’s YEMEN, UKRAINE, ALL OF IT and WEST BANK so far, and down for IRAN 10-27-26.) — MCM
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U.S. warns Gulf of intense strikes on Iran after midterms: WSJ. From Middle East Eye. The U.S. has warned several Gulf Arab countries to be prepared for a short, intense military offensive against Iran after the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3, the Wall Street Journal reported today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Cradle.
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FROM OCT. 27 Officials of Mecca Pact nations gather for talks in Tehran, defying Trump, by Juan Cole | Informed Comment ANN ARBOR — Al Jazeera reports that on Monday, the three members of the Mecca security pact visited Tehran. Field Marshal Asim Munir of Pakistan, Saudi Minister of Defense Khalid Bin Salman, and Turkish Director of the National Intelligence Organization Ibrahim Kalin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for an analysis from Middle East Monitor.
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FROM OCT. 27 Russian satellites help Iran’s allies strike Saudi Arabia, data and officials say, by Sarah El Deeb and Samy Magdy | AP BEIRUT — Iranian-backed militias carried out a precision strike last month, hitting the pumping stations of Saudi Arabia’s most important oil pipeline. Days later, another attack hit a Saudi military air base, damaging an Italian fighter jet inside a hangar. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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Yemen, 10-27-26
Links to reports from Reuters and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s WEST BANK, UKRAINE and IRAN, and for YEMEN 10-20-26.) — MCM
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Yemen’s Houthis say they hit Saudi Ras Tanura oil refinery with missile. From Reuters. DUBAI — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said today they had hit Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura oil refinery, the biggest in the kingdom, with a ballistic missile. READ MORE . . .
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Yemeni army repels Saudi-backed incursion toward Bab al-Mandab. From the Cradle. Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said today that Sanaa’s forces repelled a Saudi-backed attack and attempt to advance toward Bab al-Mandab, inflicting “large numbers” of casualties among Riyadh’s proxies. READ MORE . . .
All of it, 10-17-26
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ADVISORY Watch: The World This Week — ‘Trump v. Zelensky.’ Joe Lauria, editor-in chief of CN, will talk with former CIA analyst Joe McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter at around 9 a.m. EDT tomorrow (Sunday) about some of this week’s events including, from CN, “Trump tells Ukraine stop hitting Russia; says Zelensky must go; exempts Russia from sanctions; orders Musk to stop aiding Ukraine. Yemen roars, Saudis recoil.” Click HERE at 9 Sunday morning EDT to livestream discussion of probably two hours, and later for video.
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Iran, 10-15-26
Links to three articles of reporting and analysis from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s YEMEN and UKRAINE so far, and for IRAN 10-14-26.) — MCM
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Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid surge in attacks. From Reuters. LONDON — A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. READ A BIT MORE.
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Iran’s precision strikes have picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting U.S. war plans, by M.B. Bell, Ryan McNeill and Kaylee Kang | Reuters LONDON — Iran and its proxies have carried out dozens of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure in the [Persian] Gulf since the start of the war, systematically disabling critical equipment and causing cascading failures and economic damage region-wide in a deft campaign that helps explain how the Islamic Republic has held its own against the more powerful U.S. military. READ MORE . . .
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Oil’s long view darkens as Iran war refuses to end, by Ron Bousso | Reuters Oil markets initially treated the Iran war as a brief bullish disruption in a long-term bearish trend. But traders now . . . READ MORE . . .
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Yemen, 10-15-26
Links to two reports from the Associated Press and to analysis from Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN and UKRAINE so far, and for YEMEN 10-14-26.) — MCM
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Houthis deny responsibility for new attack on holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news. From AP. The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said today it has thwarted a missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina as well as another attack in the eastern part of the kingdom. Report with photos is HERE. Click HERE for same Areport in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point, by Samia Nakhoul | Reuters — DUBAI — The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen. READ MORE . . .
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Yemen, 10-14-26
A link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for YEMEN 10-13-26.) — MCM
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