{"id":95266,"date":"2026-09-10T04:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95266"},"modified":"2026-09-10T04:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:47:26","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-10-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95266","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/10\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran says &#8220;it struck 10 vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after US forces sank five Iranian oil tankers&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260909-iran-and-us-strike-tankers-in-biggest-shipping-attack-since-war-began\">Iran and US Strike Tankers in Biggest Shipping Attack Since War Began<\/a> (France 24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but the U.S. says, &#8220;No U.S. Navy warship has been struck; all IRGC attempted attacks failed&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/09\/08\/iran-us-sub-strait-hormuz.html\">U.S. Denies Claims Iran Struck Two American Vessels in Retaliation for Earlier Strikes<\/a> (CNBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; yet, &#8220;[a]n Iranian ballistic missile attack on a key U.S. air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. warplanes&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/iran-damages-a-10-f-15s-with-missile-attack-on-air-base-in-jordan\/\">Iran Damages US A-10, F-15s with Missile Attack on Air Base in Jordan<\/a> (Air and Space Forces)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trump now admits the Iran war won&#8217;t end before the mid-terms, but advisors think that is still too optimistic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/09\/trump-iran-war-end-midterms-01069191\">Trump Says Iran War Will End \u2018Immediately\u2019 After Midterms<\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/2026-09-09\/trump-advisers-warn-iran-conflict-may-last-through-end-of-his-term-wsj-reports\">Trump Advisers Warn Iran Conflict May Last Through End of His Term, WSJ Reports<\/a> (US News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Beijing slashed its imports after the war broke out and tapped into its stockpiles, keeping a lid on global oil prices and safeguarding its economy. But signs are emerging that China\u2019s crude imports may be gradually rebounding&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/09\/10\/china-crude-oil-iran-hormuz-war-trump-brent-prices-.html\">\u2018Saved the Day\u2019: How China Helped Keep the Lid on Oil Price Surge as Iran War Disrupted Supplies<\/a> (CNBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;[p]ockets of fuel shortages worldwide, continuing price spikes, and rising inflationary pressure are now more imminent&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/09\/10\/we-worry-now-oil-tops-100-diesel-record-highs-iran-escalation\/\">\u2018We Worry Now\u2019: Oil Tops $100, Diesel Hits Record Highs amid Iran War Escalation<\/a> (Fortune)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The resolution was put forward by the United States, Britain, France and Germany&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/un-iran-atomic-watchdog-security-council-607ecdffcd8ef88ddf8f33041e86b720\">UN Nuclear Watchdog Board Reports Iran to the UN Security Council for the First Time in 20 Years<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/israeli-strike-southern-lebanon-family-children-paramedics-nabatieh?publication_id=2510348&amp;post_id=214927828&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">Israeli Strike in Lebanon Kills 12 People from a Single Family, Including 6 Children<\/a> (Drop Site)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/4-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-gaza-home-despite-ceasefire-\/4052745\">4 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza Home Despite Ceasefire<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/22\/middleeast\/iran-pickaxe-mountain-nuclear-site-explainer-intl-hnk\">Pickaxe Mountain site<\/a> &#8230; has been the subject of steady discussion by intelligence agencies which view it as a likely location for Iran to protect future nuclear program efforts&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/09\/politics\/pickaxe-mountain-construction-us-underground-strikes-iran-vis\">\u2018Surge in Construction\u2019 at Suspected Iranian Nuclear Site, Analysts Say, as US Considers Ways to Strike Deep Underground<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[F]or Palestinian journalists, even naming our own grief and experiences gets branded as &#8216;ideological'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2026\/09\/palestine-letter-reporting-our-lives-not-your-ideology\/\">Palestine Letter: Reporting Our Lives, Not Your Ideology<\/a> (Mondoweiss)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Our assessment indicates that attempted cable theft led to the outage. Internet service across Dallas and surrounding areas is operating normally&#8221; &#8212; AT&amp;T statement:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/tech\/iran-hackers-claim-responsibility-for-north-texas-att-outage-that-left-thousands-without-internet\/287-ff251673-e0ad-4f8a-99c8-f371f061ec0b\">Iran Hackers Claim Responsibility for North Texas Internet Outage that Affected Thousands, AT&amp;T Refutes Claim<\/a> (WFAA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Further details regarding the strikes, including the extent of the damage or potential casualties, were not immediately available&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-908174\">Projectiles Hit Several Areas in Southern Iran&#8217;s Sirik &#8211; Report<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran says &#8220;it struck 10 vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after US forces sank five Iranian oil tankers&#8221; &#8230; Iran and US Strike Tankers in Biggest Shipping Attack Since War Began (France 24) &#8230; but the U.S. says, &#8220;No U.S. Navy warship has been struck; all IRGC attempted attacks failed&#8221; &#8230; U.S. Denies Claims [&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-95266","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\/95266","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=95266"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95268,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95266\/revisions\/95268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}