{"id":95071,"date":"2026-07-17T03:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95071"},"modified":"2026-07-17T03:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:50:52","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-17-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95071","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/17\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-july-16-2026-f98ff56554de2336f0e85bb5fdcae769\">US Hits More Bridges in Iran in an Expansion of Its Airstrike Campaign<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/07\/16\/iran-threatens-regions-infrastructure-us-strikes-expand\/\">Iran Threatens Region\u2019s Infrastructure as U.S. Strikes Expand<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/07\/16\/iran-used-ad-tracking-to-hunt-american-soldiers-report\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">Iran Used Ad Tracking To Hunt American Soldiers: Report<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/16\/iran-condemns-barbaric-us-attack-near-childrens-cancer-hospital\">Iran Condemns \u2018Barbaric\u2019 US Attack near Children\u2019s Cancer Hospital<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.niacouncil.org\/p\/civilian-casualties-and-housing-damage?publication_id=5970321&amp;post_id=207338298&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">Civilian Casualties and Housing Damage in Iran<\/a> (NIAC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/07\/15\/iran-war-bab-el-mandeb-strait-trade-route-houthis-threat\/\">Will Iran Target Another Maritime Chokepoint? The Bab El-Mandeb Strait Is Under Threat<\/a> (Time)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/united-states\/america-and-irans-strange-moment-opportunity\"> America and Iran\u2019s Strange Moment of Opportunity: How a Deadlocked Conflict Can Pave the Way for Peace<\/a> (Foreign Affairs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The vote was so uncomfortable for Democrats because it pitted leadership directly against the party base&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/07\/16\/thomas-massie-sparks-a-democratic-civil-war-over-israel\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">Thomas Massie Sparks a Democratic Civil War over Israel<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and one &#8220;House Armed Services Committee Democrat said his family\u2019s home was vandalized and a staffer was assaulted over his stance on Israel policy&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2026\/07\/smith-says-he-was-pressured-to-vote-against-israel-aid-by-violent-far-left-activists\/\">Smith Says He Was Pressured to Vote Against Israel Aid by Violent, Far-left Activists<\/a> (Jewish Insider)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/16\/palestinians-injured-in-israeli-settler-attacks-across-west-bank\">Palestinians Injured in Israeli Settler Attacks Across West Bank<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/16\/israeli-attacks-kill-at-least-five-palestinians-in-gaza-despite-ceasefire\">Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Five Palestinians in Gaza Despite \u2018Ceasefire\u2019<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">&#8220;[W]hy Muslim stories have been excluded from textbooks and mainstream media despite Muslims being part of America for over 200 years&#8221;:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XcVnan_beTU\"> American Muslims Unveiled<\/a> (Wise Women with Daisy Khan \/ YouTube)<\/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.ampalestine.org\/media\/media-room\/statements\/landmark-victory-amps-executive-director-wins-federal-court?eType=EmailBlastContent&amp;eId=ef0c404d-3e36-4163-b69c-ec0a30960861\"> Landmark Victory: AMP\u2019s Executive Director Wins in Federal Court Statements <\/a>(AMP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The original dueling rap was invented in 12th century Islamic Iberia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/zajal-this-form-of-arabic-poetic-duelling-has-broken-onto-tiktok-279630\">Zajal \u2013 This Form of Arabic Poetic Duelling Has Broken onto TikTok<\/a> (The Conversation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[T]he quest for transitional justice has also swept up individuals whose connection to crimes committed during the war &#8230; raises serious questions of proof and culpability&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/syria-tadamon-massacre-civil-war?publication_id=2510348&amp;post_id=206894756&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">A World Turned Upside Down: Syria Reckons with an Assad-Era Peacemaker<\/a> (Drop Site)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe government has now, after 29 years, acknowledged in court that such an atrocity was done&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2015900\">India&#8217;s &#8216;Disappeared&#8217; Death Certificate Reopens Occupied Kashmir&#8217;s Wounds<\/a> (AFP \/ Dawn)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Israeli assassinations of several key leaders force Hamas to find new head, a process expected to be completed next week&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/16\/hamas-leadership-run-off-expected-between-meshaal-and-al-hayya\">Hamas leadership Run-off Expected Between Meshaal and al-Hayya<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates: US Hits More Bridges in Iran in an Expansion of Its Airstrike Campaign (AP) Iran Threatens Region\u2019s Infrastructure as U.S. Strikes Expand (Washington Post) Iran Used Ad Tracking To Hunt American Soldiers: Report (Reason) Iran Condemns \u2018Barbaric\u2019 US Attack near Children\u2019s Cancer Hospital (Aljazeera) Civilian Casualties and Housing Damage in Iran (NIAC) [&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-95071","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\/95071","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=95071"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95075,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95071\/revisions\/95075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}