{"id":95231,"date":"2026-09-01T04:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95231"},"modified":"2026-09-01T04:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:52:38","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-1-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95231","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/1\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Driscoll was among the people who brought up concerns with the administration &#8216;surrounding Army transformation and readiness and &#8230; Hegseth\u2019s blocking those efforts specifically by firing the Generals who were responsible&#8217;\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/army-secretary-dan-driscoll-resigns\">Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Submits Resignation amid Tension with Hegseth<\/a> (MS Now)<\/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:\/\/dailybruin.com\/2026\/08\/31\/ucla-doctoral-student-sues-uc-regents-alleges-unfair-suspension-for-pro-palestine-protest-participation\">UCLA Doctoral Student Sues UC Regents, Alleges Unfair Suspension for Pro-Palestine Protest Participation<\/a> (Daily Bruin)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/aug\/31\/cisco-civil-rights-palestine-advocacy-violation\">Cisco Probably Violated Middle Eastern and Muslim Employees\u2019 Civil Rights, US Agency Finds<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell falsely claimed on social media that the publication of the report was not only wrong but also illegal&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/214919\/pentagon-reaction-report-classified-warnings-iran-war\">Pentagon Erupts over Report on Classified Warnings Against Iran War<\/a> (New Republic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;I state explicitly that if the United States returns to its commitments under the aforementioned memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take reciprocal action&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2026\/09\/iran-president-offers-us-olive-branch-putin-meeting\">Iran President Offers US Olive Branch Before Putin Meeting<\/a> (Al-Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The military operations, seizures, and human rights violations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have led many to question the nation&#8217;s international legitimacy&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/world\/us-university-students-associate-israel-with-genocide-against-palestinians\/4043256\">US University Students Associate Israel with &#8216;Genocide&#8217; Against Palestinians<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Three missiles that <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-explosion-tehran-c2f11247d8a66e36929266f2c557a54c\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">struck the southern city of Lamerd<\/a><\/span> on Feb. 28 killed civilians as far as 50 meters (164 feet) from where they detonated, and caused damage more than three times farther away&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-lamerd-us-prsm-lockheed-martin-b4a37c59bcf5d1a11eb87aa79f153648\">New US Missile Appears to Have Left Wide Path of Death and Destruction in Iranian City, Report Says<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/9\/1\/palestine-weekly-israels-rightwing-campaigns-on-anti-palestinian-abuses\">Palestine Weekly: Israel\u2019s Rightwing Campaigns on Anti-Palestinian Abuses<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[S]eemingly contradictory efforts underscore the morass the administration finds itself in six months after the president launched a war he said would last only six weeks&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/31\/republicans-are-losing-patience-with-trumps-iran-whiplash-01057917\">Republicans Are Losing Patience with Trump\u2019s Iran Whiplash<\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Many Iranians feel they are being unjustly targeted, especially as bans on educational collaboration and testing for studies abroad take effect&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/1\/duolingo-d-day-iranians-question-latest-us-sanctions-targeting-education\">Duolingo D-Day: Iranians Question Latest US Sanctions Targeting Education<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Driscoll was among the people who brought up concerns with the administration &#8216;surrounding Army transformation and readiness and &#8230; 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