{"id":95137,"date":"2026-08-05T05:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95137"},"modified":"2026-08-05T05:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:03:09","slug":"news-and-analysis-8-5-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95137","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 8\/5\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-war-strait-hormuz-oman-diplomacy-6587f90f2ab5beec373ce5fabf637541\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">emerging agreement<\/a><\/span> calls for ships to enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian-controlled route and exit through a route controlled by Oman&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-hormuz-mideast-gaza-israel-palestinians-ff5f13230ab92b5ae3022f45b2585444\">Iran and Oman Are Working on a Plan to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Other Mideast Developments<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and the U.S. is fine with it as a &#8220;temporary measure&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maritime-executive.com\/article\/report-u-s-officials-back-plan-for-iran-oman-to-split-control-of-hormuz\">Report: U.S. Officials Back Plan for Iran &amp; Oman to Split Control of Hormuz<\/a> (Maritime Executive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but &#8220;the <span data-contrast=\"none\">secretary of Iran\u2019s parliamentary National Security Committee, dismissed US proposals, saying, &#8216;The Americans have proven time and again that they cannot be trusted&#8217;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/themedialine.org\/headlines\/iran-says-it-will-delay-hormuz-deal-with-oman-over-president-trumps-military-threats\/\">Iran Says It Will Delay Hormuz Deal With Oman over President Trump\u2019s Military Threats<\/a> (The Media Line)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How many Americans have died or been wounded in the war on Iran?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2026\/08\/04\/us-military-casualties-count-iran-war\/\">The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U.S. Casualties in Iran<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/hereandnow\/2026\/08\/04\/troops-injured-iran\">New Data Reveals How U.S. Troops Were Injured in Iran War<\/a> (Here and Now \/ WBUR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/israel-kills-4-more-palestinians-in-gaza-as-death-toll-reaches-73-381\/4018870\">Israel Kills 4 More Palestinians in Gaza as Death Toll Reaches 73,381<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/aug\/04\/jordan-convenes-emergency-meeting-israel-religious-conflict-jerusalem\">Jerusalem\u2019s Most Important Muslim Religious Site Facing \u2018Imminent\u2019 Threat of Israeli Takeover, Says Jordan<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2026\/8\/4\/photos-thousands-in-gaza-city-join-mass-funeral-for-112-palestinians\">Photos: Thousands in Gaza City Join Mass Funeral for 112 Palestinians<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Body\">&#8220;[N]on-Muslim actors\u2014far-right extremists and white supremacists\u2014are the major source of terrorism and violent events&#8221;, yet &#8220;violent acts committed by offenders perceived to be Muslim receives substantially more media coverage&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2026\/08\/05\/framing-fear-how-the-corporate-media-weaponizes-islam-in-terror-coverage\/\">Framing Fear: How the Corporate Media Weaponizes Islam in \u201cTerror\u201d Coverage<\/a> (CounterPunch)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This hearing, which appears to be outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.judiciary.senate.gov%2Fabout%2Fsubcommittees&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ciallison%40cair.com%7C090f7c371fac4ba0fc4008def2575e43%7C8d3f03401d98432693c0032edf363ba2%7C0%7C0%7C639214654218490828%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PWzZah3QpYNfrCM47736kF7vq%2FKiilpoezT8%2FKYAyiQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>subcommittee\u2019s jurisdiction<\/u><\/a>, comes mere months after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F11%2Fpolitics%2Ftexas-republicans-muslim-criticism-primaries&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ciallison%40cair.com%7C090f7c371fac4ba0fc4008def2575e43%7C8d3f03401d98432693c0032edf363ba2%7C0%7C0%7C639214654218509632%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=h5C1d5m3MCJKIMFtbTGEXdfcM0M96s9x05a1R%2BvOL70%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Texas GOP strategist Vinny Minchillo described anti-Muslim messaging as &#8216;solid gold&#8217; with voters<\/u><\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/cair-applauds-senate-democrats-boycott-of-ted-cruzs-anti-muslim-hearing-amid-unprecedented-levels-of-manufactured-hate\/\">CAIR Applauds Senate Democrats\u2019 Boycott of Ted Cruz\u2019s Anti-Muslim Hearing Amid Unprecedented Levels of Manufactured Hate<\/a> (CAIR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Communications showing leaked &#8220;confidential information to officials in the Israeli government come from a hacked database of emails from &#8230; Israel\u2019s permanent representative to the UN from 2011 to 2015&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/for-your-eyes-only-israels-mole-inside?publication_id=2510348&amp;post_id=209814919&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">&#8220;For Your Eyes Only&#8221;: Israel\u2019s Mole Inside the United Nations<\/a> (Drop Site)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We always seem in a hurry to get things done. They operate under the premise that time serves their interests more than ours&#8221; &#8212; Dennis Ross, a veteran of Middle East diplomacy who served presidents of both parties:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/04\/us\/politics\/trump-iran.html\">An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran\u2019s Defiant Leaders<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The emerging agreement calls for ships to enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian-controlled route and exit through a route controlled by Oman&#8221; &#8230; Iran and Oman Are Working on a Plan to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Other Mideast Developments (AP) &#8230; and the U.S. is fine with it as a &#8220;temporary measure&#8221; [&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-95137","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\/95137","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=95137"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95140,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95137\/revisions\/95140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}