{"id":94879,"date":"2026-05-26T04:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94879"},"modified":"2026-05-26T04:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:43:34","slug":"news-and-analysis-5-26-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94879","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 5\/26\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;U.S. forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, U.S. Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2026\/05\/26\/world\/us-attacks-iran-ceasefire\/\">U.S. Attacks Missile Sites in Iran, Despite Ceasefire<\/a> (AVP-JIJI \/ Japan Times )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are &#8220;11,000 more than last year, despite concerns in the region about a resumption of the three-month-old conflict between the US, Israel and Iran&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwy22jx03ryo\">More than 1.5m Foreign Pilgrims Begin Hajj Despite Iran War Fears<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Iran has poured cold water on suggestions that a deal with the US is imminent, pointing to the confusion in US positions and Israeli interference as reasons why an agreement is proving difficult to secure&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today\">Trump News at a Glance: Iran Says \u2018Contradictory Statements\u2019 from US Hindering Deal Negotiations<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The &#8220;alleged shooters became radicalized and met online. The pair obtained 30 guns and a crossbow f<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/san-diego-islamic-center-shooting-attackers-hate-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">rom one of their parents<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0They wore Nazi insignias and wrote a &#8216;manifesto'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/baltimore\/news\/muslim-leaders-baltimore-investigate-san-diego-hate-crime-mosque-attack\/\">Muslim Leaders Meet in Baltimore, Demand FBI Investigate Missed Red Flags in Hate Crime Mosque Attack<\/a> (CBS News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The deployment adds to evidence of UAE military support for the Rapid Support Forces, which have committed widespread atrocities in Sudan&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2026\/05\/26\/sudan-colombians-linked-to-atrocities-trained-in-uae-bases\">Sudan: Colombians Linked to Atrocities Trained in UAE Bases<\/a> (Human Rights Watch)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;US president urges Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to normalize ties with Israel; Saudi source says not without \u2018irreversible pathway\u2019 to Palestinian state&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202605251140\">Trump Says \u2018Mandatory\u2019 for Muslim Nations Involved in Iran Deal to Join Abraham Accords<\/a> (Times of Israel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered a rollback of months-long restrictions and an IRGC-affiliated outlet appeared to fall in line behind the decision after initially questioning its legality&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202605251140\">Iran Appears Set to Restore Internet Access After 3-months Blackout<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/gaza-israel-earth-berms-military-bases-ceasefire?publication_id=2510348&amp;post_id=199197904&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">Israel Has Physically Divided Gaza with Over 25 Kilometers of Earthen Barriers<\/a> (Drop Site)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;U.S. forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, U.S. Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war&#8221;: U.S. Attacks Missile Sites in Iran, Despite Ceasefire (AVP-JIJI \/ Japan Times ) There are &#8220;11,000 more than last year, despite concerns [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94879"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94881,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94879\/revisions\/94881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}