{"id":81086,"date":"2020-01-25T08:26:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T13:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81086"},"modified":"2020-01-25T08:26:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T13:26:48","slug":"news-and-analysis-1-25-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81086","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (1\/25\/2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the casualty count form the Iranian reprisal against the Soleimani assassination rises, Trump downplays the injuries as &#8220;headaches&#8221; not &#8220;very serious injuries relative to other injuries I have seen&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/34-troops-diagnosed-with-traumatic-brain-injuries-after-iran-missile-strike-pentagon-says\">34 Troops Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injuries After Iran Missile Strike, Pentagon Says<\/a> (Daily Beast)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian Indians protested against the citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/indian-christians-protest-against-anti-muslim-law-145240433.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&amp;soc_trk=ma&amp;guccounter=1\">Indian Christians Protest Against &#8216;Anti-Muslim&#8217; Law<\/a> (AFP)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; as India contemplates taking a page from China:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/01\/fear-kashmir-top-general-talks-deradicalisation-camps-200124081502319.html\">Fear in Kashmir as Top General Talks of &#8216;Deradicalisation&#8217; Camps<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One bit of code hidden in the 4.4 megabytes file sent to Jeff Bezos on May 1, 2018 gave hackers access to the Amazon CEO iPhone X:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/22\/technology\/jeff-bezos-hack-iphone.html?te=1&amp;nl=morning-briefing&amp;emc=edit_NN_p_20200123&amp;section=topNews?campaign_id=9&amp;instance_id=15386&amp;segment_id=20568&amp;user_id=d547135204a82397fe263f0a38f5a34c&amp;regi_id=105595124tion=topNews\">How Jeff Bezo&#8217;s iPhone X Was Hacked<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Selecting occupied Jerusalem for a meeting to remember Holocaust and oppose anti-Semitism is an exercise in hypocrisy: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><u><font color=\"#000117\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Israel-News\/Palestinians-World-leaders-chose-wrong-site-to-mark-Holocaust-ceremony-615097\">Palestinians: World Leaders Chose The Wrong Site to Mark The Holocaust Ceremony<\/a><\/font><\/u> (Jerusalem Post) <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/.premium-go-to-gaza-and-cry-never-again-1.8436890\">Go to Gaza and Cry \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNever Again\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2020\/jan\/24\/prince-charles-wishes-palestinians-freedom-justice-and-equality-west-bank\">Prince Charles Wishes Palestinians &#8216;Freedom, Justice and Equality&#8217;<\/a>  (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The order states, &#8220;It appears that but for Mr. and Mrs. X&#8217;s perceived religion, Delta  would not have removed or denied them re-boarding&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/24\/politics\/delta-muslim-passengers-fine-trnd\/index.html\">Delta Ordered to Pay $50,000 Fine over Allegations It Discriminated Against Muslim Passengers<\/a> (CNN)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Notwithstanding Middle Eastern states influence, it is doubtful the new Omani leader will break Muscat&#8217;s strong ties with Tehran and its cooperation with Iran on many regional issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/blogs\/iransource\/omans-new-sultan-and-us-iran-tensions\/\">Oman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s New Sultan And US-Iran Tensions<\/a> (Atlantic Council)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[T]he cryptocurrency industry is proving more nimble than the enforcers of sanctions&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/01\/24\/iran-bitcoin-strategy-cryptocurrency-blockchain-sanctions\/\">Iran Has a Bitcoin Strategy to Beat Trump<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Imran Khan warns that a US war with Iran will be a much more difficult than Afghanistan&#8217;s, and disastrous for the Gulf countries &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/01\/23\/conflict-between-the-us-and-iran-would-be-a-disaster-imran-khan.html\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"14\" data-gr-id=\"14\">Conflict<\/g> Between the US and Iran Would Be a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDisaster,\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Says Pakistani Prime Minister<\/a> (CNBC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; 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