For now, links to THIRTEEN-plus reports, analyses and commentaries (about 25): from the Cradle, Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Legitimate Targets, India Today, and ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 3-1-26.) NOTE: For the time being, visitors may want to scroll down to UKRAINE, WEST BANK, GAZA, SYRIA, LEBANON, MEDIA, 9/11 TRUTH, etc., and click on sources directly for related news and commentary about those subjects.) — MCM
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* Frequent Iran war updates from the Associated Press and Middle East Eye are HERE and HERE. *
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Iran security chief says ‘no negotiations with U.S.’ confirms readiness for ‘long war.’ From the Cradle. The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, said today the Islamic Republic “will not negotiate with the United States” as the regional war rages on for a third straight day. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
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Qatar halts gas production after Iran strikes energy facilities. From Middle East Eye. Gas prices have surged as Qatar halted natural gas production at the world’s largest export facility after it was targeted by Iranian drone strikes. QatarEnergy’s Raf Laffan plant supplies about a fifth of global liquefied natural gas supplies. Click HERE and scroll down for report and frequent war Iran war updates, and HERE for others from Middle East Eye. Click HERE for report from the Cradle.
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Pentagon confirms ‘no intelligence’ Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first: report. From the Cradle. The Pentagon acknowledged there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to preemptively attack US forces before President Donald Trump initiated a major bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported today. READ MORE . . .
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War widens as Israeli and U.S. planes pound Iran and Tehran and its proxies hit back, by Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy | AP DUBAI — Iran and allied armed groups fired missiles at Israel, Arab states and U.S. military targets around the region today, while Israel and the United States pounded Iran as the war expanded to several fronts. Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American warplanes over its skies. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for AP’s continuing Iran war updates.
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Trump says more American troops will ‘likely’ die in war against Iran. Reported by Franco Ordoñez and A Martínez | NPR President Trump in a video address posted online lays out few details about U.S. objectives in its war with Iran, but says more U.S. service members may die before the conflict is over. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for 10 other reports today from “Morning Edition.”
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FROM MARCH 1 U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues as 3 American troops are killed. Reported by Carrie Kahn and Emily Kwong | NPR Three U.S. service members have been killed in ongoing operations in the Middle East, as U.S. and Israeli strikes continue to hit Iran and Iran responds with waves of missiles and drones across the region. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for other reports from Sunday’s “All Things Considered” program. Click HERE for report from AP, HERE for AP’s continuing Iran war updates, and HERE for AP in Spanish.
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FROM MARCH 1 Who will lead Iran now and what happens next? From Middle East Eye. The death of Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, raises urgent questions about what happens next to Iran’s political system, which is built around the concept of a Marja al-Taqlid. In Shia Islam, this refers to a senior cleric whom followers turn to for religious guidance and legal rulings. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 1 Iranians flood streets in mourning as Tehran confirms assassination of supreme leader. From the Cradle. Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran and other cities across the country on Sunday, hours after state television confirmed the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the U.S.-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic. Video footage showed . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 1 B2 bombers, F-35 fighters, Nuke carriers: What U.S. deployed in 24 hours in Iran. From India Today. The United States deployed advanced military assets, including B-2 stealth bombers, fighter jets and naval strike groups, to target Iran’s leadership and critical military infrastructure. (Article features an interactive Q&A format.) READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 1 ‘This is the ultimate escalation.’ Jackson Hinkle of Legitimate Targets speaks with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern about a range of Iran war topics including the closing of the Strait of Hormuz and the extent to which the contents of some of the Epstein files may have been a factor the launching of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Click HERE for video and an intro from ScheerPost.
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FROM MARCH 1 Is Iran satisfying their ego by retaliation? Rajdeep Sardesai of India Today and Foad Izadi, an associate professor at the University of Tehran, talk about the political, cultural, military, diplomatic, and historical forces at play in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and India’s pro-Israel position in the conflict. Click HERE for video (scroll down quite a bit) and an intro from ScheerPost.
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TO BE CONTINUED