News and Analysis 9/24/26

Pezeshkian “held up a picture of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, … ‘assassinated without any legal framework or reason” in a joint US-Israeli strike last February … [and] images of children … killed in US-Israeli attacks on a school and a sports hall, alongside photographs of their graves” …

• At UN, Pezeshkian Turns Terrorism Accusation Back on Iran’s Critics (UN News)

… and said that “Tehran is ready for dialogue and diplomacy ‘but without the language of force’:

• Iran’s President Hits Out at ‘Bully’ Trump in UN Speech but Signals Willingness to Talk (The Guardian)

The Zionist war on free speech — and the resistance — continues:

• Legal Battles Continue for Students for Justice in Palestine (Columbia Missourian)

“The government has a responsibility to address that conduct and protect every person’s ability to practice their faith safely. But that responsibility must be carried out without weakening other constitutional freedoms”:

• The Muslim Public Affairs Council and Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Raise Concerns with S. 5289, the Right to Worship Act (MPAC)

Israeli war crimes continue:

• Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Seven Palestinians Across Gaza Despite ‘Ceasefire’ (Middle East Eye)

The title comes from a hadith… A man asks the Prophet Muhammad who deserves the best treatment. ‘Your mother,’ the prophet tells him. He asks who comes next. ‘Your mother.’ He asks for a third time. ‘Your mother.’ Only after the man asks a fourth time does the prophet answer, Your father’”:

• Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Is Unlike Anything I’ve Seen Before (Slate)

“Amid surging kidnappings and attacks on communities and places of worship, faith leaders are forming partnerships aimed at countering religious division and building peace”:

• As Violence Escalates in Nigeria, Christian and Muslim Leaders Unite (RNS)

Goods pushed out of sea lanes and grounded travelers take to land routes:

• Hundreds of Trucks Jam Turkey-Iran Border Crossing as US Blockade Pushes Trade Overland (AP)
• US Aviation Sanctions Disrupt Iran Flights, Push Travellers Overland (Aljazeera)

Republicans are increasingly impacted by the war’s unpopularity:

• GOP Breaks Ranks on Iran as Voters Fume over War’s Costs (The Hill)
• Senate Republicans Have 1 More Chance to Oppose the Iran War Before the Midterms (Politico)

“This is a film about Israelis, made by Israelis and directed first and foremost at Israeli society. Its purpose is not to give Palestinians a voice, but to make Israelis look in the mirror”:

• ‘NAZA’ Is Forcing Israelis to Reflect. But We Palestinians Are Not Your Mirror (+972 Magazine)

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