{"id":95096,"date":"2026-07-24T05:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95096"},"modified":"2026-07-24T05:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:09:58","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-24-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95096","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/24\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Meeks &#8220;announced plans to introduce a resolution to compel Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, to bring a lawsuit against Trump to make him adhere to the resolutions&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jul\/23\/house-trump-war-powers-resolution-iran\">US House Passes War Powers Resolution Directing Trump to End Iran Conflict<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;but &#8220;Sens. <span class=\"person-popover\" data-nid=\"9793\"><a class=\"person-popover__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/rand-paul\/\">Rand Paul <\/a><\/span>(R-Ky.) and <span class=\"person-popover\" data-nid=\"10842\"><a class=\"person-popover__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/lisa-murkowski\/\">Lisa Murkowski <\/a><\/span>(R-Alaska), who have previously voted for resolutions to curtail Trump\u2019s authority as commander in chief, missed the vote&#8221; in the Senate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5986145-senate-iran-war-resolution\/\">Senate GOP Blocks Measure to End Iran War Despite Concerns About Lack of Endgame<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The war continues to escalate, and may next include Britain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-24-july-2026-78c2dbf538f6e61ab816479a4d9bdd85\">Explosions Are Heard near a US Base in Northern Iraq as US-Iran Fighting Escalates<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1w1e2542wno\">UK &#8216;Ready to Defend Itself&#8217; After Iran Says Bases Are &#8216;Legitimate Targets&#8217;<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Responding to Iran&#8217;s claims that its responses are proportionate, Rubio boats that Trump&#8217;s aren&#8217;t:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5985219-rubio-trump-us-military-iran-war-strategy\/\">Rubio: Trump Military Policy for Iran is \u2018Head for an Eye\u2019<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/english.wafa.ps\/Pages\/Details\/172843\">Israeli Colonists Raid Palestinian Lands near Hebron, Seize Water Wells and Destroy Main Supply Line<\/a> (Wafa)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/23\/two-palestinians-shot-dead-by-israeli-forces-as-west-bank-fields-set-ablaze\">Two Palestinians Shot Dead by Israeli Forces as West Bank Fields Set Ablaze<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/23\/arab-and-muslim-countries-condemn-israeli-escalation-at-al-aqsa-mosque\">Arab and Muslim Countries Condemn Israeli Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinedeepdive.com\/p\/the-israeli-war-on-gazas-memory?publication_id=22185&amp;post_id=208182264&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">The Israeli War on Gaza\u2019s Memory<\/a> (Palestine Deep Dive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To the Pentagon the four American service members killed this month don&#8217;t count:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/07\/24\/pentagon-removed-four-official-iran-war-death-toll.html\">Pentagon Lowers Official Iran War Death Toll, Omitting Four Killed This Month<\/a> (CNBC)<\/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.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/24\/us-court-affirms-release-of-pro-palestine-scholar-as-legal-battle-continues\">US Court Affirms Release of Pro-Palestine Scholar as Legal Battle Continues<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The punishing impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure and worsening hostilities has Asian governments rethinking U.S. reliability &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/23\/iran-war-southeast-asia-us-01010335\">The Iran War Is Testing Southeast Asia\u2019s Faith in the US<\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while the war against a nuclear-capable Iran sparks a counter-productive movement:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202607223877\">Trump Threat to Hit Pickaxe Renews Calls in Iran for Nuclear Bomb, NPT Exit<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Frustrations are mounting as the State Department offers no clear answers about when diplomats might return to Middle East posts&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/hundreds-us-diplomats-families-live-limbo-iran-war-rcna351859\">Hundreds of U.S. Diplomats and Their Families Live in Limbo amid Iran War<\/a> (NBC News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conflicting views on the emerging order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/united-states\/iran-and-new-rules-global-power\"> Iran and the New Rules of Global Power: The Making and Unmaking of American Dominance<\/a> (Foreign Affairs)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/iran-gulf-states\/\">Aiming at the Gulf, Iran Shoots Itself in the Foot<\/a> (Responsible Statecraft)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Meeks &#8220;announced plans to introduce a resolution to compel Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, to bring a lawsuit against Trump to make him adhere to the resolutions&#8221; &#8230; US House Passes War Powers Resolution Directing Trump to End Iran Conflict (The Guardian) &#8230;but &#8220;Sens. 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