{"id":95021,"date":"2026-07-03T04:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95021"},"modified":"2026-07-03T04:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:20:17","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-3-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95021","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/3\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"css-140ip4z e1me5xab0\">Israel was intent &#8220;on killing as many high-ranking officials as it could&#8221; including &#8220;potentially more pragmatic leaders that the Trump administration had hoped to negotiate with&#8221;:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/us\/politics\/israel-iran-negotiators-plot.html\">U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">&#8220;<a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">[T]he U.S. Treasury linked the Arista<\/a><\/span> \u2014 under its former name, the Gauja \u2014 to a massive oil smuggling ring run by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, a son of Ali Shamkhani, who had been a top security adviser to the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead-5b13b69b708c4ed38e8f95f5fb41a597\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a><\/span>&#8220;:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-war-hormuz-grounded-ship-fact-check-d42c19cab5cfb5e4318732408550b7d6\">FACT FOCUS: Iran Claims a Foreign Ship Got Stuck in Strait of Hormuz. But It Is Tied to Tehran<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&#8220;The Gulf countries are pursuing reconciliation with Iran after its war with the United States underscored Tehran\u2019s ability to threaten their security&#8221; &#8230;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alhurra.com\/en\/24724\">Gulf Arabs Seek Reproachment with Iran as Regional Order Shifts<\/a> (Alhurra)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Iran and U.S.-allied Oman are moving forward with plans to collect payment for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, despite public American objections&#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<div class=\"entry-header-image loaded\">The Zionist war on free speech &#8212; and the resistance &#8212; continues:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-header-image loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theartnewspaper.com\/2026\/07\/02\/canadian-museum-human-rights-palestine-uprooted-nakba-exhibition-politics\">Human Rights Museum\u2019s Palestine Exhibition Sets Off Feud Between Canadian Politicians<\/a> (The Art Newspaper)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jul\/02\/golden-gate-bridge-protesters-verdict\">Pro-Palestine Protesters Who Blocked Golden Gate Bridge Convicted of Misdemeanor Charges<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<article class=\"post-192246 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-news tag-marietta-may tag-palintir tag-israeli-government tag-academy-of-religion tag-ge-aerospace tag-united-nations-commission-of-inquiry tag-genocide tag-gaza tag-palestinians tag-jeff-brumley entry\" aria-label=\"PCUSA declares Israel\u2019s actions in Palestine genocide\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>&#8220;Huge scale of funeral for supreme leader across five cities is intended to relay message of resistance to rest of the world&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jul\/03\/ali-khamenei-six-day-funeral-millions-iran\">Ali Khamenei\u2019s Six-day Funeral Expected to Draw Millions in Iran<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;accounts describe a broad campaign of workplace directives, business closures and logistical mobilization in the days leading up to Khamenei\u2019s funeral and burial&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202607028414\">Khamenei Funeral Preparations Draw Complaints of Forced Attendance<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Concern over Israeli war crimes continues to grow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/baptistnews.com\/article\/pcusa-declares-israels-actions-in-palestine-genocide\/\">PCUSA Declares Israel\u2019s Actions in Palestine Genocide<\/a> (Baptist News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2026\/06\/30\/sexual-violence-rape-israel-palestinians-prison\/\">How to Show That Israel\u2019s Sexual Violence Against Palestinians Is Systemic \u2014 and Has Gone on for Decades<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2026\/06\/30\/democrats-israel-lebanon-war-powers-congress\/\">Congressional Dems Shift to Overwhelmingly Oppose Involvement in Israel\u2019s War on Lebanon<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2026\/06\/29\/abdul-el-sayed-jewish-voice-peace-senate\/\">Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Senate Candidate Backed by Pro-Palestine Jewish Group<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/israel-approves-13-new-illegal-settlements-as-palestinians-warn-of-jerusalems-further-isolation\/3984890\">Israel Approves 13 New Illegal Settlements as Palestinians Warn of Jerusalem&#8217;s Further Isolation<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amnesty International says Sudan\u2019s Rapid Support Forces systematically targeted civilians, including children, and carried out ethnic cleaning&#8221;:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/07\/02\/sudan-paramilitary-group-committed-crimes-against-humanity-rights-group-says\/\">Sudan Paramilitary Group Committed Crimes Against Humanity, Rights Group Says<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;When a government-backed body pre-loads an AI with approved rulings, the algorithm becomes a tool of ideological consolidation. Dissenting interpretations are not banned; they are simply absent from the database&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/home\/post\/p-204231039\">Can Algorithms Shape Belief? 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