{"id":95093,"date":"2026-07-23T04:16:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95093"},"modified":"2026-07-23T04:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:16:47","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-23-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95093","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/23\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts. But <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mike-johnson\/\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">Speaker Mike Johnson<\/a><\/span> plunged ahead &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gop-95-billion-iran-war-trump-johnson-f9dea5ef800bfeb0e343256e841af38f\">House Republicans Adopt $95 Billion Package for the Iran War and Trump\u2019s Priorities<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; even Johnson is concerned about the war&#8217;s unpopularity, but Trump is content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/22\/house-speaker-mike-johnson-end-iran-war\/91006777007\/\">&#8216;We Got to Wrap It Up.&#8217; House Speaker Johnson Pushes to End Iran War<\/a> (USA Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5984048-magas-support-iran-conflict-drops\/\">Support for Iran War Among Trump Voters Plummets: Poll<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jul\/22\/trump-iran-war-unpopular-expensive\">Trump\u2019s War on Iran Is Unpopular and Expensive. He\u2019s Perfectly OK with That<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/22\/trump-iran-bridges-power-plants-hormuz\">Trump Vows to Bomb Iran&#8217;s Bridges and Power Plants for Each Ship Attack<\/a> (Axios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Attacks by Iranian-aligned Houthis in Red Sea follow Trump threats to destroy more Iranian infrastructure&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jul\/23\/houthis-claim-attack-ship-tanker-saudi-arabia-red-sea\">Houthis Claim Strikes on Two Saudi Tankers as US Attacks on Iran Widen<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/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.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/jul\/23\/palestine-action-trial-lawyer-prosecution-criticised-rajiv-menon-kc\">Palestine Action Barrister\u2019s Prosecution Criticised as \u2018Chilling\u2019<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The administration appears }unwilling to admit that they started, and are now losing, a war &#8230; and obfuscating probably seems less damaging than admitting this painful truth&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/2026\/07\/trump-iran-conflict-pentagon\/688026\/\">The American People Need the Truth About the Iran War<\/a> (The Atlantic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"gated-content\" data-cy=\"story-go-deeper-content\" data-nosnippet=\"\">&#8220;The Mossad chief&#8217;s visit took place right before tensions around the Strait of Hormuz escalated and fighting resumed&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/22\/mossad-director-gofman-ratcliffe-iran\">New Mossad Director Met with CIA Chief on Iran<\/a> (Axios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[A]ttacks had been carried out by &#8230; paramilitary &#8230; originally trained and equipped by Iran to fight the Americans after the 2003 invasion &#8230; [who] are also members of &#8230; Iran-backed &#8230; militias &#8230; brought together in 2014 to fight the Islamic State&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/ng-interactive\/2026\/jul\/23\/iraqs-impossible-predicament-why-the-country-is-trapped-between-iran-and-the-us\">Iraq\u2019s Impossible Predicament: Why the Country Is Trapped Between Iran and the US<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm x17z8epw x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Dr. Mustafa Barghouti discussed the impact of the war on Gaza on the global order and the credibility of international law and human rights<\/span>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webmail.minaret.org\/?_task=mail&amp;_action=get&amp;_mbox=INBOX&amp;_uid=585687&amp;_token=g2iAnjJLdSmWy0WTwXlpPUjrenSSfN6d&amp;_part=1.2&amp;_embed=1&amp;_mimeclass=image\">Is the Global Order Finished?<\/a> (NOOW Media \/ Facebook)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The agreement could allow US companies to build uranium enrichment facilities in Saudi Arabia for its civilian nuclear program&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2026\/07\/us-saudi-arabia-set-sign-nuclear-agreement-what-know\">US, Saudi Arabia Set to Sign Nuclear Agreement: What to Know<\/a> (Al-Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Internal emails and documents reveal how Israel\u2019s Elbit Systems worked to supply the UAE with drones and other weapons&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/app-link\/post?publication_id=2510348&amp;post_id=207955870&amp;utm_source=post-email-title&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo3MDEzODMyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjoyMDc5NTU4NzAsImlhdCI6MTc4NDcyMTgzOSwiZXhwIjoxNzg3MzEzODM5LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMjUxMDM0OCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.s7lOJRSJYxplBbFdrz9dMf9QPcnP9_e13q4erGxwkLo\">Israel\u2018s Secret Sales Pitch to Provide Surveillance Drones to the UAE<\/a> (Drop Site)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts. 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