{"id":95246,"date":"2026-09-05T04:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95246"},"modified":"2026-09-05T04:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:57:19","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-5-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95246","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/5\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war-explosions-reported-near-kharg-island\/live-79044467\">Iran War: Explosions Reported near Kharg Island<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-iran-vance-war-23a45a2c45c048a9e894baeab89c7a2f\">Trump Calls Iran Conflict \u2018Small Potatoes\u2019 and Says He Agrees with Vance that It\u2019s Not a \u2018War\u2019<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/iran-war-nearly-800-wounded\/\">Dozens More Troops Added to Tally of Wounded in Iran War amid New Strikes<\/a> (Task &amp; Purpose)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/04\/iran-escalation-us-midterms-01065126?experience_id=EXYF89KVT5UQ&amp;template_id=OTJIR2CRKUD6&amp;variant_id=OTV632IE7RALS&amp;is_login_link=true\">Arab Diplomats Fear Iran Is Widening the War \u2014 and There\u2019s No Way Out<\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/09\/04\/us-air-force-speeds-reaper-successor-timeline-after-iran-losses\/\">US Air Force Speeds Reaper Successor Timeline After Iran Losses<\/a> (Military Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/us\/politics\/pentagon-staff-polygraph-tests.html?campaign_id=60&amp;emc=edit_na_20260905&amp;instance_id=181482&amp;nl=breaking-news&amp;regi_id=109711945&amp;segment_id=226050&amp;user_id=6aca1b7062d2e267ee88c32497c46a63\">Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/trump-eyes-pentagon-leadership-changes-as-frustration-over-iran-war-grows-report\/articleshow\/133787494.cms\">Trump Eyes Pentagon Leadership Changes as Frustration over Iran War Grow<\/a>s (Times of India)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/amid-iran-war-us-approves-5-billion-sale-of-bombs-to-saudi-12004186\">Amid Iran War, US Approves $5 Billion Sale of Bombs to Saudi<\/a> (NDTV)<\/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:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/09\/03\/congress-is-trying-again-to-ban-boycotting-israel\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">Congress Is Trying (Again) to Ban Boycotting Israel<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/09\/04\/texas-terrorism-law-chills-speech-for-muslim-group\/\">Texas Terrorism Law Chills Speech for Muslim Group<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/04\/mamdani-backs-reopening-columbia-university-campus-to-public-after-pro-palestine-protests-prompted-shutdown-01065123?experience_id=EXYF89KVT5UQ&amp;template_id=OTJIR2CRKUD6&amp;variant_id=OTV632IE7RALS&amp;is_login_link=true\">Mamdani Backs Reopening Columbia University Campus to Public After Pro-Palestine Protests Prompted Shutdown<\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bessant targets another U..S. ally, while continuing to ignore China and Russia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sanctions-turkish-bank-iran-dde8b5408b85115f79b7351c8e882815\">US Issues Sanctions on Turkish Bank that It Calls a \u2018Critical Financial Lifeline\u2019 for Iran<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;In a rare public display of disagreement with Israel, the United States has rejected calls by top Israeli officials that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/4\/us-rejects-israeli-suggestions-of-removing-palestinians-from-gaza\">US Rejects Israeli Suggestions of Removing Palestinians from Gaza<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt seems like everything that&#8217;s related to Black Americans, Mexican Americans, Muslim Americans, anybody who has contributed to history, is being whitewashed to make things comfortable instead of what&#8217;s right&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/education\/article\/texas-approves-social-studies-curriculum-linking-22417858.php\">Texas Approves Social Studies Rewrite, Despite Criticisms over Portrayal of Religion and Race<\/a> (Dallas Morning News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sudan war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/05\/world\/africa\/sudan-chemical-weapons-war.html\">Secret Dossier Adds to Evidence of Chemical Weapons in Sudan<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/5\/five-killed-in-sudans-kordofan-in-attack-by-rebel-group\">At Least Five Killed in Sudan\u2019s South Kordofan in Attack by Rebel Group<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assessing the toll of settler violence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/un-says-israeli-settler-violence-west-bank-displaced-2500-palestinians\">UN Says Israeli Settler Violence in West Bank Displaced 2,500 Palestinians in 2026<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe regime is a part of the problem, and then the West\u2019s solution becomes the other part of the problem&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/global\/war-in-iran-venice-film-festival-1236844960\/\">Impact of War in Iran Set to Feature in Two Venice Film Festival Dramas<\/a> (Variety)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Underneath a 536-year-old Islamic-inspired Spanish roof in east London hang three tapestries linking the city\u2019s Muslim communities to Europe\u2019s longstanding Muslim histories&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/5\/i-was-born-here-london-exhibitionhttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/5\/i-was-born-here-london-exhibition\">UK Art Show Explores Muslim Life, Europe\u2019s Islamic History and Islamophobia<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates: Iran War: Explosions Reported near Kharg Island (Deutsche Welle) Trump Calls Iran Conflict \u2018Small Potatoes\u2019 and Says He Agrees with Vance that It\u2019s Not a \u2018War\u2019 (AP) Dozens More Troops Added to Tally of Wounded in Iran War amid New Strikes (Task &amp; 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