{"id":95105,"date":"2026-07-27T18:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95105"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:41:17","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-27-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95105","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 7\/27\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. declares a pause and Iran reciprocates, but for how long?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/26\/g-s1-135593\/us-pauses-attacks-iran-second-day-tehran\">U.S. Pauses Attacks on Iran for a Second Straight Day and Tehran Does Too<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/the-us-pause-in-iran-war-escalation-probably-wont-last\/\">The US Pause in Iran War Escalation Probably Won\u2019t Last<\/a> (Mother Jones)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecitizen.co.tz\/tanzania\/news\/international\/israeli-settlers-set-fire-to-west-bank-mosques-after-deadly-clash-5537998\">Israeli Settlers Set Fire to West Bank Mosques After Deadly Clash<\/a> (Reuters \/ The Citizen)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2026\/07\/23\/west-bank-israeli-settlers-palestine\/\">On a West Bank Eviction Tour, Israeli Settlers Advertise \u201cNo Arabs Here\u201d<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/cwy47pkpkrwo\">BBC Speaks to Palestinians Targeted by Israeli Settlers<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The government says [12 seats reserved for refugees] cannot be touched without a constitutional amendment. JAAC wants them abolished outright&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/27\/pakistans-kashmir-votes-why-the-election-hinges-on-12-disputed-seats\">Pakistan\u2019s Kashmir Votes: Why the Election Hinges on 12 Disputed Seats<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A &#8220;full accounting of the overall casualties requires adding numbers from separate web pages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/26\/us\/politics\/pentagon-casualties-iran-war.html\">Pentagon Changes How It Reports Casualties in Iran War<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[T]he force would operate &#8216;in full coordination with&#8217; the Israeli military&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/26\/israeli-government-nods-to-international-stabilisation-force-in-gaza\">Israeli Government Nods to International Stabilisation Force in Gaza<\/a> (Reuters \/ Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis action by Ukraine was an absolutely illegal and unjustified act, contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, as well as a dangerous act of adventurism that will certainly not go unanswered by us\u201d FM ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/iran-warns-of-unforeseen-consequences-after-ukraine-attack-on-caspian-sea-ship\/\">Iran Warns of \u2018Unforeseen\u2019 Consequences After Ukraine Attack on Caspian Sea Ship<\/a> (AFP &amp; Reuters \/ Times of Israel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Britain, lacking territorial status in Palestine, acted wrongfully by re-making the country in the way it projected in its mandate <a href=\"https:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/20th_century\/palmanda.asp\">document<\/a>. That wrongful act gives rise to an <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/68aa165aa77ca078bd076128\/t\/68c1d3d046345f6c1aa4f506\/1757533136802\/Britain+Owes+Palestine+Full+Petition.pdf\">obligation<\/a> to make amends&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opiniojuris.org\/2026\/07\/27\/sleight-of-hand-on-palestine-at-the-league-of-nations-how-the-alteration-of-a-verb-tense-legalized-britains-mandate\/\">Sleight-of-Hand on Palestine at the League of Nations: How the Alteration of a Verb Tense \u201cLegalized\u201d Britain\u2019s Mandate<\/a> (OpinioJuris)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Iran\u2019s supreme leader calls for \u2018absolute, unconditional termination\u2019 of Israel\u2019s attacks on Lebanon amid reports of renewed diplomacy&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/26\/us-iran-peace-deal-depends-on-israel-leaving-lebanon-says-khamenei\">Khamenei Ties US-Iran Peace Deal to Israel Ending Attacks on Lebanon<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. declares a pause and Iran reciprocates, but for how long? 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