{"id":93879,"date":"2026-01-26T07:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=93879"},"modified":"2026-01-26T07:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:07:37","slug":"news-and-analysis-1-26-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=93879","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 1\/26\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/25\/world\/middleeast\/iran-internet.html\">Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;Yousef Pezeshkian says nothing will be solved by trying to postpone moment images of violent crackdown circulate&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/25\/iran-presidents-son-urges-authorities-to-restore-internet-after-protest-blackout\">Iran President\u2019s Son Urges Authorities to Restore Internet After Protests Blackout<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a remarkable display of Orwellian doublespeak, a state department spokesperson sites U.S. support of Iraqi sovereignty as the reason for demanding Iraq ignore the recent election of its first deputy speaker of parliament:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journalrecord.com\/2026\/01\/26\/us-threatens-iraq-oil-revenues-iran-backed-groups\/\">Us Threatens to Cut Iraq Oil Revenues over Iran-backed Groups in Government<\/a> (Journal-Record)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Data collected by medical staff in and around Rasht and shared with The Post by an intermediary shows more than 80 fatalities just at two hospitals in the city during the two days when the violence peaked&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/2026\/01\/25\/iran-rasht-protests-regime-crackdown\/\">Iranian Forces Massacred Protesters Fleeing Burning Market, Witnesses Say<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;Stocks of body bags were exhausted, the officials said, and eighteen-wheel semi-trailers replaced ambulances&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7357635\/more-than-30000-killed-in-iran-say-senior-officials\/\">Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30,000, According to Local Health Officials<\/a> (Time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but subtract at least one false report:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.israelhayom.com\/2026\/01\/26\/israeli-woman-false-iran-death-report\/\">Israeli Shocked to Discover Her Photo Used in False Iran Death Reports<\/a> (Israel Hayom)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/europe\/interview-un-palestine-inquiry-chair-vows-to-press-on-amid-israeli-curbs-violations\/3810913\">INTERVIEW &#8211; UN Palestine Inquiry Chair Vows to Press on amid Israeli Curbs, Violations<\/a> (Andalou Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/2026-01-26\/ty-article-opinion\/.premium\/its-time-for-israelis-to-talk-about-the-mass-killings-of-palestinians-in-gaza\/0000019b-f620-d759-a1ff-ff631f300000\">It&#8217;s Time for Israelis to Talk About the Mass Killings of Palestinians in Gaza<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/1\/26\/israels-war-on-gaza-live-pressure-mounts-on-netanyahu-to-open-rafah\">LIVE: Palestinians Sceptical over Israel Reopening Gaza\u2019s Rafah Crossing<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The military posture marks a significant escalation in American presence near Iranian waters&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/world\/uss-abraham-lincoln-deployment-completes-american-military-buildup-near-iran-3213538?s=1\">USS Abraham Lincoln Deployment Completes American Military Buildup near Iran<\/a> (Turkiye Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;[T]he Lincoln\u2019s F-35Cs quickly transition to <strong>&#8220;Beast Mode&#8221;<\/strong> once air defences are degraded. In this configuration, the aircraft\u2019s payload triples to <strong>18,000 lbs<\/strong> by utilising external wing pylons&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/photos\/-1-000-aimpoint-day-why-uss-abraham-lincoln-is-iran-s-greatest-24-hour-nightmare-1769378120147\/1769378120148\">&#8216;1,000-Aimpoint Day&#8217;: Why USS Abraham Lincoln Is Iran\u2019s Greatest 24-hour Nightmare<\/a> (WION News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;[T]he Growlers don&#8217;t just hide US jets; they feed the Iranian radar &#8216;ghost targets'&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/photos\/-grid-killers-onboard-how-uss-abraham-lincoln-can-cut-entire-iran-s-power-supply-1769380428537\/1769380428538\">&#8216;Grid-killers Onboard&#8217;: How USS Abraham Lincoln Can Cut Entire Iran&#8217;s Power Supply in 10 Mins?<\/a> (WION News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but &#8220;it will take several days to achieve full operational readiness&#8221; and there is &#8220;uncertainty about the Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s defenses against massed Iranian drone formations, particularly one-way attack drones designed to crash into targets&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/middle-east\/iran-eastern-states\/artc-uss-abraham-lincoln-carrier-not-yet-in-centcom-amid-iran-drone-threat-warnings-report\">USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Not Yet in CENTCOM amid Iran Drone Threat Warnings &#8211; Report<\/a> (i24 \/News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israel expects (and wants) a U.S.-Iran war:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/middle-east\/iran-eastern-states\/artc-former-israeli-ambassador-to-un-no-doubt-us-will-attack-iran\">Former Israeli Ambassador to UN: &#8216;No Doubt US Will Attack Iran<\/a> (i24 News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/northern-command-chief-idf-ready-on-all-fronts-if-us-attack-on-iran-sparks-retaliation\/\">Northern Command Chief: IDF Ready on All Fronts if US Attack on Iran Sparks Retaliation<\/a> (Times of Israel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/israeli-airlines-ease-cancellation-terms-amid-jitters-over-possible-war-with-iran\/\">Israeli Airlines Ease Cancellation Terms amid Jitters over Possible War with Iran<\/a> (Times of Israel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinechronicle.com\/why-israels-drive-to-destroy-iran-is-ultimately-about-palestine\/\">Why Israel\u2019s Drive to Destroy Iran is Ultimately About Palestine<\/a> (Palestine Chronicle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Videos show police officers shoving protesters to the ground and kettling them outside Prison Wormwood Scrubs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/1\/25\/dozens-arrested-in-support-of-palestine-hunger-strikers-at-london-prison\">Dozens Supporting Palestine Hunger Strikers Arrested at London Prison<\/a> (Aljazeeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Houtis threaten retaliation over the new incursion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-protests-us-aircraft-carrier-crackdown-yemen-e0a6b3c72775348c553ad185af5bfb20\">Yemen Rebels Threaten New Red Sea Attack as US Aircraft Carrier Heads Toward Iran<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown&#8221; 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