{"id":95064,"date":"2026-07-15T04:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95064"},"modified":"2026-07-15T04:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:38:48","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-15-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95064","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/15\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Iran War resumes\/continues, Congressional concerns notwithstanding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jul\/14\/us-strikes-iran-bahrain-jordan-uae-tankers\">Trump Withdraws Hormuz Tolls Threat but Says US Will Continue to Blockade Iran<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-threatens-strikes-on-iranian-bridges-power-plants\/live-77960667\">Trump Threatens Strikes on Iranian Bridges, Power Plants<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/07\/14\/democrats-republicans-lawmakers-criticize-trump-resumption-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz\/\">&#8216;Enough Is Enough&#8217;: Lawmakers Criticize Trump over Resumption of Iran War<\/a> (Time)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/14\/senate-dems-block-defense-bill-protest-iran-war-00997134\">Senate Dems Block Defense Bill in Protest of Iran War<\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/5967419-us-military-deaths-iran-war\/\">US Military\u2019s Death Toll Rises to 14 in Iran War<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/07\/14\/as-u-s-starts-new-iran-war-lawmakers-want-answers-about-deadly-elementary-school-strike\/\">As U.S. Starts &#8216;New&#8217; Iran War, Lawmakers Want Answers About Deadly Elementary School Strike<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/7\/14\/palestine-weekly-israel-attacks-children-hospitals-in-bloody-week-in-gaza\">Palestine Weekly: Israel Attacks Children, Hospitals in Bloody Week in Gaza<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinedeepdive.com\/p\/the-furnace-of-gazas-tent-camps?publication_id=22185&amp;post_id=206997609&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">The Furnace of Gaza\u2019s Tent Camps<\/a> (Palestine Deep Dive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The statement also denied the NY Times&#8217; claim that Ahmadinejad was under house arrest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/14\/world\/middleeast\/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran-israeli-asset.html\">Office of Iran\u2019s Former Leader Denies a New York Times Report on an Israeli Plot to Elevate Him<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/new-lawsuit-challenges-public-private-conspiracy-against-palestine-solidarity\/\">New Lawsuit Challenges \u201cPublic-Private Conspiracy\u201d Against Palestine Solidarity<\/a> (Truthout)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Utah Muslim Civic League also condemned the attack as a hate crime, praising bystanders who intervened&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/americas\/muslim-mall-worker-stabbed-over-15-times-in-utah-because-of-his-religion-reports\/3998426\">Muslim Mall Worker Stabbed over 15 Times in Utah \u2018Because of His Religion\u2019: Reports<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said &#8220;voter education essential as [the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao] prepares for an election unlike any previously held in the country&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muslimnetwork.tv\/universities-join-drive-to-prepare-voters-for-elections-in-philippines-muslim-majority-region\/\">Universities Join Drive to Prepare Voters for Elections in Philippines\u2019 Muslim-majority Region<\/a> (Muslim Network TV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The violence stems from a dispute over 12 seats reserved in the regional assembly for refugees who live elsewhere in Pakistan&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/nine-killed-pakistan-administered-kashmir-clashes-2026-07-14\/\">Nine Killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir Clashes<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Sudan&#8217;s warring factions are profiting from control over the country&#8217;s resources, with the &#8216;war economy&#8217; helping to sustain the conflict, the United Nations said on Wednesday&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/07\/15\/sudans-war-economy-fuelling-self-perpetuating-conflict-un-human-rights-office-says\">Sudan&#8217;s War Economy Fuelling &#8216;Self-perpetuating&#8217; Conflict, UN Human Rights Office Says<\/a> (Euronews)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The same pundits who once criticized Islam are now defending it&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/religionunplugged.com\/news\/why-did-conservative-commentators-change-their-tune-on-islam\">Why Conservative Commentators Changed Their Views on Islam<\/a> (Religion Unplugged)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iran War resumes\/continues, Congressional concerns notwithstanding: Trump Withdraws Hormuz Tolls Threat but Says US Will Continue to Blockade Iran (The Guardian) Trump Threatens Strikes on Iranian Bridges, Power Plants (Deutsche Welle) &#8216;Enough Is Enough&#8217;: Lawmakers Criticize Trump over Resumption of Iran War (Time) Senate Dems Block Defense Bill in Protest of Iran War (Politico) [&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-95064","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\/95064","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=95064"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95067,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95064\/revisions\/95067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}