{"id":95079,"date":"2026-07-19T04:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95079"},"modified":"2026-07-19T04:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:16:08","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-19-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95079","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/19\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The casualties, which bring the U.S. military\u2019s death toll from the Iran war to 16, are the first American combat deaths since a tentative deal &#8230; was reached in April&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/07\/18\/iran-us-strikes-widen-fighting-hits-critical-infrastructure\/\">2 U.S. Service Members Killed, 1 Missing in Iranian Attack on Jordan<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;The flurry of attacks and the losses they have caused are a sign that Iranian forces not only still have ample missile stocks but have also become more adept at evading U.S. air defense systems&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/18\/world\/middleeast\/iran-war-jordan-attacks.html\">Jordan Is Becoming a New Focus in the U.S.-Iran War<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The escalation continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-july-19-2026-63996576847424ab5f22887f38037ce8\">US Strikes Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard over an Attack that Killed Troops in Jordan<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/us-israel-iran-war\/iran-says-it-downed-us-mq-9-drone-in-ahvaz-report\/4002678\">Iran Says It Downed US MQ-9 Drone in Ahvaz: Report<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/israeli-artillery-shelling-kills-at-least-2-palestinians-in-gaza-despite-ceasefire\/4002693\">Israeli Artillery Shelling Kills at Least 2 Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2026\/7\/19\/the-number-one-health-issue-in-palestine-is-the-israeli-occupation\">The Number One Health Issue in Palestine Is the Israeli Occupation<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[B]ecause Iran\u2019s responses have been deliberately calibrated to remain proportionate\u2014unlike earlier exchanges, when it pledged to respond at a ratio of 1.5 to one\u2014its full military capacity remains unseen&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tritaparsi.substack.com\/p\/yesterdays-us-iran-escalation-is\">Yesterday&#8217;s US-Iran Escalation Is a Mere Prelude to What Is Likely to Come<\/a> (Trita Parsi \/ Substack)<\/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.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/british-jews-complicit-in-israel-s-crimes-say-palestinian-christians\/ar-AA28bMBb?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=DCTS&amp;cvid=6a5c35cbb74b49c1a92aedf62fc34552&amp;ei=28\">British Jews &#8216;Complicit in Israel\u2019s Crimes&#8217;, Say Palestinian Christians<\/a> (MSN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The war in Vietnam took six years to become as reviled as the Iran war has become in six months&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/united-states\/2026\/07\/19\/the-iran-war-is-americas-least-popular-since-polls-began\">The Iran War Is America\u2019s Least Popular Since Polls Began<\/a> (The Economist)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The casualties, which bring the U.S. military\u2019s death toll from the Iran war to 16, are the first American combat deaths since a tentative deal &#8230; was reached in April&#8221; &#8230; 2 U.S. Service Members Killed, 1 Missing in Iranian Attack on Jordan (Washington Post) &#8230; 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