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Iran, 10-29-26

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Iran says 3 oil tankers struck mines, and other Mideast news. From AP.  The U.S. military denied Iran’s claim today that it captured an American drone near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also said that three tankers struck mines and caught fire while attempting to exit the strait through an unauthorized route. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

Ukraine, 10-28-26

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A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await U.S.-led talks, by Hanna Arhirova and Derek Gatopoulos | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — A planned six-day ceasefire in and around a Russia-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said today, but Moscow and Kyiv battered each other elsewhere as they awaited a date for the next round of U.S.-brokered talks. Click HERE for report with video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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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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Ukraine, 10-27-26

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Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes as Oleshky ceasefire begins. From the Moscow Times. Russia and Ukraine have begun a local ceasefire in the occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, both sides said today, but strikes continued elsewhere across Ukrainian and Russian territory, with several people being reported killed. READ MORE . . .

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Localized Ukraine ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump starts as Nordic leaders speak to Putin, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine began observing a localized ceasefire in a devastated southern Ukrainian city today, ahead of a planned humanitarian mission the White House said was brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. Moscow kept up its deadly missile attacks on other cities in the meantime. Meanwhile, Finland’s president and Norway’s prime minister . . . Report with video is HERE. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE to a report from the Moscow Times.

West Bank, 10-25-26

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The World This Week — War in the West Bank and elsewhere. Joe Lauria of Consortium News hosts former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and Matthew Hoh, former U.S. Marine Corps captain and former State and Defense departments official. Topics include: * Israel, the West Bank and Israeli elections, * Russia’s “gradualist approach” to the war in Ukraine, * prospect of resumed war against Iran, * mid-term elections in the U.S., * protests in France and Italy, * Israel’s dominance in Washington, * truth vs. careerism in Washington and the Pentagon, * the relevance of the Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq wars today, * politicized intelligence, * end-of-empire behavior. Click HERE to watch and listen. 

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Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches, by Melanie Lidman | AP  TEL AVIV — The Israeli military pressed ahead today with a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians and placed major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

 

 

West Bank, 10-24-26

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Israel imposes closures across a West Bank city, and other Mideast news. From AP. Israel imposed widespread closures and displaced residents in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron a day after attacks by Palestinian gunmen that killed two soldiers. Meanwhile, . . . Click HERE for report with photos. Same AP report in Spanish is HERE, and others are HERE.  Reports from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor are HERE and HERE.

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FROM OCT. 23  Israel has its pretext for total war on the West Bank, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened a major military offensive against the West Bank four days before he stands for re-election after two Israeli soldiers were killed today in Hebron. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, 10-24-26

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Ukraine and Russia eye new peace talks — and Melania Trump’s mission — but steep obstacles remain, by Derek Gatopoulos and Susie Blann | AP    KYIV — Ukraine and Russia have signaled their willingness to resume U.S.-brokered peace talks and are backing a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. But deep disagreements over territory and security guarantees that re-emerged this week underscore . . . Click HERE for complete report with photos. AP report in Spanish is HERE, and others are HERE. Two other AP reports are HERE and HERE. 

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FROM OCT. 23  Trump and the Rrrrussians, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  Given the gush of vitriol and condemnation since Oct. 9, when Donald Trump announced his deal to import 5 million metric tons of Russian diesel, roughly 37 million barrels, one would think . . . READ MORE . . .

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West Bank, 10-23-26

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Israeli prepares to close West Bank after attack kills two soldiers, and other Midest news. From AP.  Israel said it killed two gunmen who shot dead two Israeli soldiers today and prevented a “terror attack” against Israeli civilians. The prime minister’s office said it had instructed the army to close off the occupied West Bank, where the shooting occurred. Click HERE for report with video. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Reports from Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Cradle are HERE, HERE and HERE.  

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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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Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as fears grow of a return to war, by  Melanie Lidman | AP  TEL AVIV — Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said today, a markedly high number as tensions rise over concerns about a return to all-out war. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.
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FROM OCT. 21  Gulf exports more oil than it did before Iran war despite surge in Hormuz attacks, by Sean Mathews | 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, 10-22-26

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FROM OCT. 21  Israeli military arrests U.S. Congressional nominee, dozens of rabbis; one rabbi speaks with NPR. Reported by Ruth Sherlock, Alaena Hunt,  and  | NPR  Brad Lander and dozens of rabbis were detained by the Israeli security forces as they helped Palestinians with their olive harvest. Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah, a rabbinical human rights organization, had something to say. Click HERE and HERE to listen to reports and, later, read. Click HERE and HERE for AP/AP report in English and Spanish.