A link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s ALL OF IT, 9/11 TRUTH and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 11-3-26.) — MCM
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Strait of Hormuz
Iran, 10-30-26
Links to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, YEMEN and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 10-29-26.) — MCM
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Tehran comments on Vance’s communication. From the Cradle. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has commented on a “conciliatory” letter from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, stressing that Iran’s conditions to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain unchanged. READ MORE . . .
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Iran launches first export freight train from Qom to China amid U.S. naval blockade. From the Cradle. Iran has launched its first export freight train from the city of Qom to China, as Tehran seeks to expand its export routes amid an ongoing US naval blockade, Fars News Agency reported on Thursday. READ MORE . . .
Iran, 10-29-26
A link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 10-28-26.) — MCM
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Iran, 10-22-26
Links to three reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s ALL OF IT, UKRAINE and WEST BANK, and down for IRAN 10-21-26.) — MCM
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FROM OCT. 21 Gulf exports more oil than it did before Iran war despite surge in Hormuz attacks, by | Middle East Eye Gulf countries exported 24.6 million barrels per day in the week ending Oct. 18, surpassing prewar levels of 23.3 million bpd, according to data released by energy analytics firm Kpler. READ MORE. . .
West Bank, 10-16-26
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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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TO BE CONTINUED
Iran, 10-14-26
Links to two reports: from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE and YEMEN, and for IRAN 10-12-26.) — MCM
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IRGC says massive container ship sinks after hitting mine near Hormuz. From the Cradle. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced today that a container ship carrying more than 2,500 containers sank south of the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine while attempting to transit through an “unauthorized” route in the strait. Click HERE for report with brief video. Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.
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Iran, 9-28-26
Links to reports from the Associated Press and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON, GAZA, WEST BANK, YEMEN and ALL OF IT, and down for IRAN 9-25-26.) — MCM
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Officials say mediators are still working with Iran and the U.S. on a possible deal, by Samy Magdy and Collin Binkley | AP CAIRO — Three officials say mediators were still working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz, with the indirect talks expected to resume today. READ MORE . . .
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Iranian FM stands firm on terms at UNGA. From the Cradle. Iran wants peace through diplomacy but is fully ready for any renewed U.S.-Israeli aggression and is prepared for an “apocalyptic war” if necessary, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in an interview with NBC News. READ MORE . . .
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Iranian cruise missile hit U.S. vessel, injured several Marines onboard: report. From the Cradle. Eight U.S. Marines were wounded in a retaliatory Iranian missile strike on one of Washington’s vessels two weeks ago, three officials told NBC News today. READ MORE . . .
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