{"id":95013,"date":"2026-07-01T04:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95013"},"modified":"2026-07-01T04:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:34:12","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-1-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95013","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/1\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump&#8217;s son-in-law ?Jared Kushner are in Doha to discuss the US-Iran negotiations with mediators, Qatar&#8217;s foreign ministry spokesman says, but they will not meet Iranian officials there&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpd38x1dy4no\">US Envoys in Doha to Meet Mediators but Not Iranians, Qatar Says<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;In a 5\u20134 decision issued on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the original understanding of the Citizenship Clause that was voiced by&#8221; members of Congress at the tine of its passing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/06\/30\/supreme-court-affirms-original-meaning-of-birthright-citizenship-strikes-down-trumps-executive-order\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">Supreme Court Affirms Original Meaning of Birthright Citizenship, Strikes Down Trump&#8217;s Executive Order<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The bodies of his slain relatives will also be presented&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/middle-east\/article\/3359013\/iran-prepares-grand-funeral-late-supreme-leader-killed-wars-first-day\">Iran Prepares Grand Funeral for Late Supreme Leader Killed on War\u2019s First Day<\/a> (SCMP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/30\/palestine-weekly-israel-quiet-annexation\">Palestine Weekly: Israel Accelerates Land Grabs in Gaza, West Bank<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Under the proposal, Iran and Oman would collect payment for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials and diplomats with knowledge of the matter&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/30\/world\/middleeast\/iran-war-oman-strait-hormuz-fee-ships.html\">After U.S.-Iran War, Oman Said to Propose Hormuz Fee Plan<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Four others were injured, and several civilians were also reportedly killed or injured&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/30\/five-humanitarian-workers-killed-in-convoy-ambush-in-south-sudan\">Five Humanitarian Workers Killed in Convoy Ambush in South Sudan<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The once-feared patrols that policed women\u2019s clothing head to toe have largely vanished from everyday street life&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/iran-hijab-police-women-rights\/33792781.html\">Where Did Iran&#8217;s Hijab Police Go?<\/a> (RFE \/ RL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said six armed men were killed in a clash near Iran&#8217;s northwestern border on Tuesday &#8230; hours after the Guards said two of its members were killed in a separate shooting in the region&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202606307939\">Deadly Attacks Shake Northwest Iran as IRGC Reports New Clashes<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cI was so happy when we were able to pull their visas and said they could leave the US soil, and I might\u2019ve sung a song or two or maybe even danced a happy dance&#8221; &#8212; US homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2026\/jun\/30\/markwayne-mullin-iran-soccer-world-cup\">Iran Hits Out at \u2018Lies and Mistreatment\u2019 Following US Official\u2019s Joy at Team\u2019s Exit<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump&#8217;s son-in-law ?Jared Kushner are in Doha to discuss the US-Iran negotiations with mediators, Qatar&#8217;s foreign ministry spokesman says, but they will not meet Iranian officials there&#8221;: US Envoys in Doha to Meet Mediators but Not Iranians, Qatar Says (BBC) &#8220;In a 5\u20134 decision issued on Tuesday, [&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-95013","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\/95013","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=95013"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95015,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95013\/revisions\/95015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}