{"id":94943,"date":"2026-06-12T04:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94943"},"modified":"2026-06-12T04:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:14:05","slug":"news-and-analysis-6-12-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94943","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 6\/12\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump cites breakthroughs &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-ceasefire-hezbollah-israel-11-june-2026-3c2c6d356a1e25b4d7edf66b2edba57d\">Trump Calls Off Latest Threats to Strike Iran, Cites Breakthrough in Talks to End the War<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/12\/iran-deal-mou-strait-open-sanctions-relief\">What&#8217;s in the Iran Deal Trump Says He&#8217;s Ready to Sign<\/a> (Axios)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/middle-east-experts-assess-prospects-for-u-s-iran-deal\">Middle East Experts Assess Prospects for U.S.-Iran Deal<\/a> (PBS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; that Iran denies &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c78y6w78828o\">Tehran Says &#8216;Nothing&#8217; Finalised After Trump Claims Deal to End Iran War Near (<\/a>BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and that come as a surprise to Israel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/iran-war-news-benjamin-netanyahu-was-in-dark-about-donald-trumps-iran-plans-was-left-surprised-report-11626574\">&#8216;Netanyahu Was In Dark About Trump&#8217;s Iran Plans, Was Left Surprised&#8217;: Report<\/a> (NDTV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/iran-us-war-israel-us-maritime-security-reisener\/33778403.html\">A US-Iran Deal Could Hinge on Israel, Says US Security Expert Matt Reisener<\/a> (RFE \/ RL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p>Death and damage from American attacks on Indian ships threaten U.S.-Indian relations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/12\/india\/india-seafarers-deaths-anger-analysis-intl-hnk\">Fury in India as Its Sailors Become Collateral Damage in Trump\u2019s War with Iran<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/12\/us-iran-ceasefire-not-for-indian-sailors-being-killed-in-hormuz\">US-Iran Ceasefire? Not for Indian Sailors Being Killed in Hormuz<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s threats to destroy or take Kharg &#8220;island would deny the government a major revenue source, but it would also remove even more oil from world markets at a time of soaring prices&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-iran-war-kharg-island-oil-industry-a4332ecc6500070c1e1929b9a734218f\">Iran\u2019s Kharg Island Is Key to Its Oil Exports. Targeting It Carries Major Risks<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"timeline-fact\">&#8220;An unnamed source cited by Fars claimed the U.S. military used Musk-linked companies to carry out war crimes, including attacks on water infrastructure in southern Iran this week&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maryroeloffs\/2026\/06\/11\/iran-adds-elon-musk-companies-to-list-of-military-targets-state-media-reports\/\">Iran Adds Elon Musk Companies to List of Military Targets, State Media Reports<\/a> (Forbes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;A drone strike on a funeral procession at a cemetery in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid has killed at least four people and injured several others&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c70yeee2jvqo\">Deadly Sudan Drone Strike Targets Funeral Procession<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/longform\/2026\/6\/11\/property-deeds-no-protection-for-palestinians-as-settler-violence-spreads\">Property Deeds No Protection for Palestinians as Settler Violence<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised &#8216;Do not travel for any reason'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/11\/world\/africa\/deportations-central-african-republic-migrants-iran-women.html\">Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>State Treasurer Daniel &#8220;Elliott, a conservative Republican and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said protecting religious liberty should transcend political divisions&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianacitizen.org\/denouncing-hate-faith-leaders-legislators-reject-beckwiths-anti-muslim-rhetoric-at-statehouse-gathering\/#\">DENOUNCING HATE: Faith Leaders, Legislators Reject Beckwith\u2019s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric at Statehouse Gathering<\/a> (Indiana Citizen)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump cites breakthroughs &#8230; Trump Calls Off Latest Threats to Strike Iran, Cites Breakthrough in Talks to End the War (AP) What&#8217;s in the Iran Deal Trump Says He&#8217;s Ready to Sign (Axios) Middle East Experts Assess Prospects for U.S.-Iran Deal (PBS) &#8230; that Iran denies &#8230; Tehran Says &#8216;Nothing&#8217; Finalised After Trump Claims Deal [&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-94943","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\/94943","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=94943"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94945,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94943\/revisions\/94945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}