{"id":95162,"date":"2026-08-12T04:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95162"},"modified":"2026-08-12T04:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:30:09","slug":"news-and-analysis-8-12-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95162","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 8\/12\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The twin incidents show how the war is inflicting a toll on two of the world\u2019s most critical shipping lanes&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/08\/12\/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-houthi-attack-blockade-.html\">Houthi Attack Kills Six in First Fatalities in Red Sea in over a Year; U.S. Strikes Container Ship <\/a>(CNBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;It is not our mission to replace the Constitution. It is our mission to make it work for all of us\u201d &#8212; Jibril Hough of the Islamic Center of Charlotte:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcnews.com\/charlotte\/charlotte-muslim-leaders-respond-to-opposition-over-proposed-mooresville-mosque\/\">Charlotte Muslim Leaders Respond to Opposition over Proposed Mooresville Mosque<\/a> (Queen City News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re in a state of war, any thoroughfare deemed to be a threat, we can control it. This is international law. Anywhere in the world where there is war, this law exists&#8221; &#8212; Mohammad Reza Naqdi:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/top-adviser-to-irans-revolutionary-guard-leader-sits-down-for-rare-interview\">Top Adviser to Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard Leader Sits Down for Rare Interview<\/a> (PBS News Hour)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/8\/12\/israeli-government-accused-of-complicity-as-settlers-demolish-jericho-homes\">Israeli Government Accused of Complicity as Settlers Demolish Jericho Homes<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Marzieh Nieri, 23, was executed at Qazvin Central Prison after a court rejected her account of wounding a man who had attempted to assault her&#8230;. On the same day, the Mazandaran judiciary announced that Kolthoum Akbari had received 10 &#8230; death sentences for 10 killings&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/08\/11\/iran-executes-woman-who-claimed-self-defence-against-sexual-assault\">Iran Executes Woman Who Claimed Self-defence Against Sexual Assault<\/a> (euronews)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Leibowitz expected the Zionist state to abide by the moral principles of Judaism and was bitterly disappointed that it did not. Few people saw the early seeds of fascism at the time, and even fewer dared to expose them publicly&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2026\/08\/history-proven-leibowitz.html\">History Has Proven Leibowitz Right about Israel<\/a> (Informed Comment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/trumps-shift-iran-sparks-relief-anger-among-opponents\">Iran <\/a>believed BRICS members could conduct trade using their national currencies and was seeking bilateral and trilateral monetary cooperation with other members&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/iran-join-brics-development-bank-soon\">Iran to Join BRICS Development Bank Soon, Central Bank Governor Says<\/a> (New Arab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The twin incidents show how the war is inflicting a toll on two of the world\u2019s most critical shipping lanes&#8221;: Houthi Attack Kills Six in First Fatalities in Red Sea in over a Year; U.S. Strikes Container Ship (CNBC) &#8220;It is not our mission to replace the Constitution. 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