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marinij. com > 06/01/2026 > us-iran-military-sites-bombs

US bombs Iranian military sites, then downs missiles Tehran fired at troops in Kuwait

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (753+ words) The'nominal ceasefire'between Iran and the U. S. has been repeatedly tested with back-and-forth attacks, though officials from both countries are still trying to negotiate an end to the war. It's'not clear how close they are'to a deal " and there is always the…...

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marinij. com > 05/28/2026 > trump-sanctions-iran-strait-of-hormuz

US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (488+ words) The Trump administration on Wednesday placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country's newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz....

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marinij. com > 05/26/2026 > us-military-self-defense-strikes-iran

US military says it carried out "self-defense" strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (692+ words) By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MUNIR AHMED The strikes were done "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," but the military was "using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire," Capt. Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for the U. S. military's…...

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marinij. com > 05/15/2026 > iran-us-trust-war-negotiations

Iran's top diplomat says a lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with the US

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (949+ words) By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ADAM SCHRECK Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages have "made us reluctant about the real intentions of Americans." "We are in doubt about their seriousness," he told reporters'in New Delhi, adding that negotiations would…...

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marinij. com > 05/07/2026 > us-senators-israel-evacuation-zones

Democratic senators press US military on Israel's evacuation zones

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (739+ words) The letter underlines how the Democratic Party " both its leaders and the base " has grown increasingly critical of Israel. Since the beginning of the U. S. -Israeli war against Iran and the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon, the Israeli military has regularly…...

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marinij. com > 04/18/2026 > iran-fully-closes-strait-of-hormuz-over-us-blockade-and-fires-on-ships

Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (925+ words) By SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY The strait is closed until the U. S. blockade is lifted, Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy said Saturday night, warning that "no vessel should make any movement from its anchorage in the Persian Gulf and the Sea…...

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marinij. com > 04/15/2026 > marin-voice-switching-to-an-ev-is-statement-against-wars-over-oil

Marin Voice: Switching to an EV is statement against wars over oil

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (320+ words) Last month, many Californians organized protests at freeway overpasses. But if activists want to make an even bolder statement, they should get off the overpass and into an electric car. These days, driving an electric vehicle (EV) counts more than…...

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marinij. com > obituaries > kevin-mark-smith-mill-valley-ca

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1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (12+ words) Kevin Mark Smith Obituary - Mill Valley, CA (1954-2026)Marin Independent Journal...

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marinij. com > 04/10/2026 > iran-war-us-military-targets

By the numbers: US thrashed military targets in Iran, but some capabilities remain

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (749+ words) But there is also an acknowledgment that Tehran'retains some capabilities, whether to strike back or defend itself. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, this week said the U. S. military has hit more than 13, 000 targets. He listed high…...

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marinij. com > 04/08/2026 > marin-voice-we-must-strive-to-pass-lessons-of-holocaust-on

Marin Voice: We must strive to pass lessons of Holocaust on

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (469+ words) I grew up surrounded by the stories of my three Holocaust'survivor grandparents. They were the defining backdrop of my childhood. My children, the fourth generation of Holocaust survivors, inherit the story " but not the storyteller. Those who experienced the horrors…...

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