{"id":94933,"date":"2026-06-09T04:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94933"},"modified":"2026-06-09T04:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:31:35","slug":"news-and-analysis-6-9-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94933","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 6\/9\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The new attacks prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for an immediate stop to fighting between Israel and Iran&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-ceasefire-hezbollah-israel-c16dc4917512f7436a3921a4b044b98b\">Israel and Iran Appear to Pause Strikes After Trading Fire for the First Time Since April Ceasefire<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but the &#8220;IDF said it would &#8216;continue to operate throughout Lebanon and will intensify its actions&#8217; against Hezbollah&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Middle-East\/2026\/0608\/After-another-round-of-retaliation-Iran-and-Israel-say-they-will-hold-off-for-now?icid=rss\">After Another Round of Retaliation, Iran and Israel Say They Will Hold Off for Now<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/law-order\/3932482-un-report-exposes-israeli-involvement-in-west-bank-settler-violence\">UN Report Exposes Israeli Involvement in West Bank Settler Violence<\/a> (Devdiscourse)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/airstrike-trapped-journalist-she-died-213838591.html\">An Airstrike Trapped a Journalist. She Died as Rescuers Waited for Permission to Save Her<\/a> (The Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/9\/israel-kills-14-in-southern-lebanon-after-trading-fire-with-iran\">Israel Kills 14 in Southern Lebanon After Trading Fire with Iran<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/crkvm265y7kt\">Residents Flee Lebanese City After Israeli Warning as Strikes Reportedly Kill Three<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or encountered some other problem&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/08\/us\/politics\/us-helicopter-strait-of-hormuz.html\">Crew Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down near Strait of Hormuz<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gated-content\" data-cy=\"story-go-deeper-content\" data-nosnippet=\"\">&#8220;Trump argued that either he would get a deal with Iran in a few days that would make the strikes unnecessary, or he wouldn&#8217;t \u2014 in which case he might lead the strikes on Iran&#8221; &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/08\/israel-iran-shooting-trump-ceasefire\">Behind the Scenes: How Israel and Iran Nearly Pulled Trump Back to War<\/a> (Axios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but the &#8220;[w]eekend strikes highlight Tehran&#8217;s shifting strategic calculus &#8211; and a refusal to remain bound by one-sided agreements&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/opinion\/iran-will-no-longer-accept-endless-talks-it-creating-deterrence-its-own-terms\">Iran Will No Longer Accept Eendless Talks. It Is Creating Deterrence on Its Own Terms<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/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.rightsanddissent.org\/news\/defending-rights-dissent-sues-state-dept-fbi-doj-ice-for-records-on-surveillance-of-palestine-solidarity-activism\/?emci=f492418d-6e63-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&amp;emdi=37e84da0-7463-f111-8fcb-000d3a14b640&amp;ceid=7698575\">Defending Rights &amp; Dissent Sues State Dept, FBI, DOJ, &amp; ICE For Records on Surveillance of Palestine Solidarity Activism<\/a> (Defending Rights and Dissent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Dozens of others, including police officers and civilians, were wounded &#8230; after the Supreme Court of Pakistan-administered Kashmir ruled that 12 legislative seats reserved for Kashmiri refugees &#8230; are constitutionally protected&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/8\/at-least-11-killed-in-pakistan-administered-kashmir-clashes-before-rally\">At Least 11 Killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir Clashes Before Rally<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">&#8220;A minority would welcome the abandonment of ceasefire talks&#8230; But &#8230; there are other voices in Tehran that believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Iran<\/a> can instead exploit the tensions between Israel and the US to accelerate a deal&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/08\/iran-ceasefire-talks-us-israel-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-houthis-yemen\">Will Iran Give Up on Ceasefire Talks as Strait of Hormuz Blockade Continues?<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Iran&#8217;s Arab neighbors are increasingly using shipping methods long associated with Tehran&#8217;s sanctions-evasion network to keep crude exports flowing&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202606093514\">Iran&#8217;s Arab Neighbors Turn to &#8216;Dark&#8217; Transfers to Keep Oil Moving<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The new attacks prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for an immediate stop to fighting between Israel and Iran&#8221; &#8230; Israel and Iran Appear to Pause Strikes After Trading Fire for the First Time Since April Ceasefire (AP) &#8230; but the &#8220;IDF said it would &#8216;continue to operate throughout Lebanon and will intensify its [&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-94933","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\/94933","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=94933"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94935,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94933\/revisions\/94935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}