{"id":95085,"date":"2026-07-21T05:19:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95085"},"modified":"2026-07-21T05:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:19:53","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-21-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95085","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/21\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-july-20-2026-8b37952906cbec6351fdcc47a0fa6297\">Another Tanker Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US Strikes Iran for 10th Consecutive Night<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jul\/21\/us-troops-injured-killed-iran-war-attacks-pentagon\">Almost 100 Troops Injured in Recent Weeks, Pentagon Admits, as Iran Launches Reprisals on US Allies<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/07\/20\/iran-war-us-service-members-killed-trump-democrat-lawmakers-response\/\">&#8216;This Must End&#8217;: Lawmakers Demand Termination of Iran War After Three U.S. Service Members Killed<\/a> (Time)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/21\/nx-s1-5901030\/iran-backed-houthis-target-saudi-shipping-raising-fears-of-wider-regional-conflict\">Iran-backed Houthis Target Saudi Shipping, Raising Fears of Wider Regional Conflict<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/07\/20\/us-strikes-unlikely-move-iran-intelligence-reports-say\/\">U.S. Strikes Unlikely to Move Iran, Intelligence Reports Say<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/20\/what-are-civilian-sites-in-international-law-and-where-have-us-iran-hit\">What Are \u2018Civilian\u2019 Sites in International Law and Where Have US, Iran Hit?<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;There are mixed reactions in Gaza after Khalil al-Hayya is elected Hamas leader, as residents weigh politics against daily hardships&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/21\/we-just-want-to-live-palestinians-in-gaza-react-to-hamas-election\">\u2018We Just Want to Live\u2019: Palestinians in Gaza React to Hamas Election<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The IRGC said &#8220;that the tankers were &#8216;instigated and forced by the United States&#8217; to enter the strait and violate the designated routes through the crucial waterway&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/5977824-irgc-oil-tanker-explosions\/\">Iran: 2 Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz Have Exploded<\/a> (The Hill)<\/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\/20\/israeli-settlers-partnership-army-palestinians-bury-dead-west-bank\">\u2018Israeli Settlers Are in Partnership with the Army,\u2019 Say Palestinians After Two Shot Dead in West Bank<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinedeepdive.com\/p\/scholasticide-erasing-gazas-past?publication_id=22185&amp;post_id=207812378&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">Scholasticide: Erasing Gaza&#8217;s Past, Present and Future | Dr Abdel Razzaq Takriti:<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinedeepdive.com\/p\/scholasticide-erasing-gazas-past?publication_id=22185&amp;post_id=207812378&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">Israel Bombed Every Single Campus <\/a>(Palestine Deep Dive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Department of Defense spokesperson Sean Parnell&#8221; accused the New York Times &#8220;of attempting to \u201cfurther distress the American people in the wake of three service members killed in action&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2026\/07\/20\/pentagon-denies-hiding-injury-stats-after-report-dozens-were-hurt-in-undisclosed-iran-strikes\/\">Pentagon Denies Hiding Injury Stats\u2014After Report Dozens Were Hurt In Undisclosed Iran Strikes<\/a> (Forbes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Top officials from the previous Administration now express regret over their failure to rein in Netanyahu&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2026\/07\/27\/how-biden-emboldened-israels-aggression-toward-gaza-and-iran\">How Biden Enabled Israel\u2019s Aggression Toward Gaza\u2014and Iran<\/a> (New Yorker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[T]wo French embassy officials had been &#8230; held and interrogated for hours&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20260720-two-french-diplomats-subjected-extremely-serious-intimidation-iran-fm-says\">Two French Diplomats Subjected to \u2018Extremely Serious Act of Intimidation\u2019 in Iran, FM Barrot Says<\/a> (France 24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Analysts say Iran is using Gulf states to pressure Washington while avoiding direct confrontation with US forces&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/20\/why-is-iran-bombing-gulf-states-while-avoiding-us-naval-assets-and-israel\">Why Is Iran Bombing Gulf States While Avoiding US Naval Assets and Israel?<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates: Another Tanker Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US Strikes Iran for 10th Consecutive Night (AP) Almost 100 Troops Injured in Recent Weeks, Pentagon Admits, as Iran Launches Reprisals on US Allies (The Guardian) &#8216;This Must End&#8217;: Lawmakers Demand Termination of Iran War After Three U.S. Service Members Killed (Time) Iran-backed Houthis [&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-95085","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\/95085","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=95085"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95088,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95085\/revisions\/95088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}