{"id":94468,"date":"2026-04-04T05:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94468"},"modified":"2026-04-04T05:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:56:13","slug":"news-and-analysis-4-4-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94468","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 4\/4\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>War updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/04\/03\/f-15-crash-iran-missing\/\">Two U.S. Warplanes Shot Down; Search Ongoing in Iran for 1 Missing Crew Member<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c0le43jw8e9o\">Rescue Team in Iran Face &#8216;Harrowing and Dangerous&#8217; Search for US Crew Member<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/iranian-media-claims-uae-entered-war-against-iran\/3891318\">Iranian Media Claims UAE Entered War Against Iran<\/a> (Andalou Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/india-says-crude-oil-supplies-secured-no-payment-issues-iran-imports-2026-04-04\/\">India Makes First Iranian Oil Buy in Seven Years with No Payment Problems<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/04\/04\/china-ai-military-intelligence-iran-war\/\">Chinese Firms Market Iran War Intelligence \u2018Exposing\u2019 U.S. Forces<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;This would be a record in the country&#8217;s recent history if Congress approves the proposal as is&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/americas\/20260403-trump-seeks-massive-1-5-trillion-defence-budget-amid-iran-war\">Trump Seeks Massive $1.5 Trillion Defence Budget amid Iran War<\/a> (France 24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech &#8212; and the resistance &#8212; continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/27\/nyregion\/nerdeen-kiswani-assassination-plot.html?mc_cid=e0f3d3ec10&amp;mc_eid=fe35b2c683\">Man Tied to Pro-Israel Extremists Accused of Targeting Palestinian Activist<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/local\/uw-professor-israel-iran-war\/4224507\">UW Professor Claims He Was Removed as Director over Comments on Israel, Iran War<\/a> (My Northwest)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Concerns over U.S. joining Israeli war crimes mount:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2026\/apr\/03\/us-war-crimes-iran-civilian-infrastructure-international-law-school-strike\">Is the US Committing War Crimes by Targeting Iran\u2019s Civilian Infrastructure?<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/3\/how-the-us-and-israel-are-waging-war-on-irans-medicines-vaccines\">How the US and Israel Are Waging War on Iran\u2019s Medicines, Vaccines<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The administrative court &#8230; overturned the government decree, just two hours before the planned &#8230; opening&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwyjekvwww0o\">France&#8217;s Muslim Gathering Ban Overturned by Courts<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[W]hile most Republicans support the war, young Republicans appear to be an outlier&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/what-young-republicans-are-saying-about-trumps-handling-of-the-iran-war\">What Young Republicans Are Saying About Trump&#8217;s Handling of the Iran War<\/a> (PBS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Sen. <span class=\"person-popover\" data-nid=\"48563\"><a class=\"person-popover__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/john-curtis\/\">John Curtis <\/a><\/span>(R-Utah) said Wednesday he will not support the U.S.-Israeli military offensive in Iran after the conflict reaches 60 days without congressional approval&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5815738-john-curtis-opposes-iran-offensive\/\">GOP Senator Calls to End Iran Operations Without Formal Declaration of War<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Reports cast doubt on how close the United States is to destroying Iran\u2019s missile capability, a key goal in the war&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/03\/us\/politics\/iran-missiles-launchers.html\">Iran Is Quickly Repairing Missile Bunkers, U.S. Intelligence Says<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>War updates: Two U.S. Warplanes Shot Down; 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