News and Analysis 8/6/26

Reactions to the primary victory of the man who could become the first Muslim U.S. Senator:

Muslim Americans Celebrate Abdul El-Sayed’s Win in Michigan Primary (NY Times)
Abdul El-Sayed Is Right About the Future of Israelis and Palestinians (Forward)
Changing Democratic Party Views on Israel and Palestine Boost US Democratic Socialists (Arab Center DC)

“If endorsed by the US, the Iran-Oman deal would mark a significant concession by handing partial control over the waterway to Tehran”:

Understanding Reached on Coordinates for Shipping Route Through Hormuz, Iran Says (The Guardian)

Israeli war crimes continue:

Israeli Army Continues Attacks on Qalandia Camp for 2nd Day, Injuring Palestinians (Andalu Ajansi)
Palestine Letter: Feeling the Weight of Journalism (Mondoweiss)
How Israeli Restrictions on Palestinians’ Movement Break Up the West Bank (Aljazeera)
Top Arab, Muslim Diplomats Launch Plan to Protect Jerusalem Religious Sites (Aljazeera)

“Reuters and the U.N. accuse an operator with extensive U.S. government links of helping a Sudanese rebel group”:

The American Fingerprints on the Genocide in Sudan (Reason)

“President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages. Hegseth … blamed his deputy, Stephen Feinberg, for the shortages and for not ensuring Trump was fully apprised of the issue”:

Trump, Hegseth Clashed at Camp David over Iran Missile Depletion Concerns (Washington Post)

“The complaint alleges that a vice president took over her field office around March 2024” before which “she had received no negative review, no written discipline, and no warning that her job was at risk”:

Muslim Marketing Director Claims McDonald’s Fired Her over Religion (Human Resources Direction)

Additional ways that the Iran War may put military personnel at greater risk and their fgamily under greater stress:

Could Missile Shortage Force U.S. Soldiers Closer to Iran Front Lines? (Detroit News)
As Iran War Grinds On, Military Families Learn to Live with Longer Overseas Deployments (Here and Now / WBUR)

“Candidates backed by … [the] Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, … [marking] the party’s return to power in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after a decade”: