{"id":95038,"date":"2026-07-08T04:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95038"},"modified":"2026-07-08T04:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:48:29","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-8-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95038","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/8\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The war is back, as are sanctions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwykq59jwpvo\">US and Iran Trade Strikes After Tankers Hit in Strait of Hormuz<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-israel-war-oil-july-8-2026-fee04dcea661c08de12c04914ff2751b\">Iran Targets Bahrain and Kuwait After US Launches Strikes and Limits the Sale of Iranian Oil<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-901816\">US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Visit Israel Following Overnight Strikes on Iran<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/8\/oil-prices-surge-as-us-strikes-iran-reversing-fall-to-pre-war-levels\">Oil Surges as US Strikes Iran, Reversing Return to Pre-war Prices<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jul\/08\/palestinians-brace-as-israeli-settler-figures-in-coalition-seek-to-cement-west-bank-gains-before-election\">Palestinians Brace as Israeli Settler Figures in Coalition Seek to Cement West Bank Gains Before Election<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/fresh-israeli-attacks-in-gaza-kill-7-palestinians-despite-ceasefire\/3989624\">Fresh Israeli Attacks in Gaza Kill 7 Palestinians Despite Ceasefire<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/2026-07-07\/ty-article-opinion\/.premium\/its-a-medical-stance-not-a-political-one\/0000019f-38a8-d07c-af9f-f8fd8dc40000\">As a Senior Israeli Doctor, Our Silence on Hussam Abu Safiya Is Insufferable<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/gaza\/2026-07-07\/ty-article\/.premium\/un-reports-severe-chickenpox-outbreak-among-displaced-palestinians-in-gaza\/0000019f-3b6c-da30-a7ff-bf7f2c040000\">UN Reports Severe Chickenpox Outbreak in Gaza Strip as Displaced Palestinians Crowd in Tent Cities<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinedeepdive.com\/p\/chocolate-over-fuel-gazas-cruel-aid?publication_id=22185&amp;post_id=205745284&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">Chocolate Over Fuel: Gaza\u2019s Cruel Aid Paradox<\/a> (Palestine Deep Dive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The law is very clear that information within an asylum application or other applications for similar forms of protection cannot be shared, particularly with the government that the individual is fleeing&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/07\/g-s1-132294\/lawsuit-asylum-iran\">New Lawsuit Alleges U.S. Shared Asylum Application Details with Iran<\/a> (NPR)<\/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.michigandaily.com\/opinion\/editorials\/from-the-daily-the-bond-hearings-for-pro-palestine-protesters-were-about-more-than-pretrial-release\/\">From The Daily: The Bond Hearings for Pro-Palestine Protesters Were About More than Pretrial Release<\/a> (Michigan Daily)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabamerica.com\/behind-the-palestine-protest-crackdown-at-universities-lawfare\/\">Behind the Palestine Protest Crackdown at Universities: Lawfare<\/a> (Arab America)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/uk-train-operator-bans-palestine-badges-after-pressure-pro-israel-legal-group\">UK Train Operator Bans Palestine Badges After Pressure from Pro-Israel Legal Group<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/7\/7\/pro-palestine-mep-rima-hassan-arrives-at-trial-for-glorifying\">Pro-Palestine MEP Rima Hassan Arrives at Trial for \u2018Glorifying Terrorism\u2019<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Systematic targeting of civilians continues in Sudan &#8230;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/news\/rsf-drone-strike-kills-10-civilians-in-central-sudan\">RSF Drone Strike Kills 10 Civilians in Central Sudan<\/a> (News.AZ)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Sudan\u2019s history demonstrates that ceasefires and elite political agreements alone do not produce durable peace&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallwarsjournal.com\/2026\/07\/08\/sudan-peacebuilding-not-peacemaking\/\">Why Peacebuilding, Not Peacemaking Alone, Is Sudan\u2019s Only Viable Path Forward<\/a> (Small Wars Journal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Barghouti would unify the Palestinians. I would never release him&#8221; &#8212; Benjamin Netanyahu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrb.co.uk\/the-paper\/v48\/n12\/muhammad-shehada\/i-would-never-release-him\">\u2018I Would Never Release Him\u2019: Muhammad Shehada on Marwan Barghouti and Palestine\u2019s Future<\/a> (London Review of Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Minnesota Governor Tim &#8221;\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovTimWalz\/status\/2074240446889402654\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovTimWalz\/status\/2074240446889402654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovTimWalz\/status\/2074240446889402654\">Walz accused Trump<\/a> of \u201cattacking a group of kindergarteners because of the clothes they wore to school&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/trump-social-media-post-involving-minnesota-children-called-anti-muslim-bigotry\/601865559\">Trump Social Media Post Involving Minnesota Children Called \u2018Anti-Muslim Bigotry\u2019<\/a> (Minnesota Star Tribune)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Presenting the Sudan conflict &#8220;as a contest between two militaries\u2014the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) &#8230; obscures the accelerating fragmentation of the security space in Sudan&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/africacenter.org\/spotlight\/sudan-conflict-armed-actors\/\">Mapping the Armed Actors in the Sudan Conflict<\/a> (Africa Center for Strategic Studies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The war is back, as are sanctions: US and Iran Trade Strikes After Tankers Hit in Strait of Hormuz (BBC) Iran Targets Bahrain and Kuwait After US Launches Strikes and Limits the Sale of Iranian Oil (AP) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Visit Israel Following Overnight Strikes on Iran (Jerusalem Post) Oil Surges as [&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-95038","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\/95038","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=95038"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95040,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95038\/revisions\/95040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}