{"id":95269,"date":"2026-09-11T07:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T12:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95269"},"modified":"2026-09-11T07:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T12:04:15","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-11-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95269","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/11\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;[A]t the very outset of the \u2018war on terror,\u2019 our leaders told us to understand 9\/11 as an assault of a foreign civilization, one that had nothing to do with the consequences of American extractive and exploitative foreign policy in the Muslim world or its support for Israel&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/video\/war-on-terror-led-to-iran-war-gaza-genocide-and-ice-repression\/\">\u201cWar on Terror\u201d Led to Iran War, Gaza Genocide, and ICE Repression<\/a> (Truthout)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Houthis\u2019 advance threatens a return to full-scale civil war&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthis-iran-mokha-mandeb-shipping-saudi-025d052a14d9481258d51009a76d0bd6\">Saudi Airstrikes Hit Yemen\u2019s Rebel-held Mokha Airport as Houthis Take an Island Near a Key Strait<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao&#8217;s &#8220;shocking claim &#8230; contradicts the Trump administration\u2019s narrative of total destruction of Iran\u2019s attack capabilities&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/215288\/navy-secretary-admits-iran-blew-hell-us-base\">Navy Secretary Casually Admits Iran \u201cBlew the Hell\u201d Out of U.S. Base<\/a> (New Republic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and VP &#8220;JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/10\/us\/politics\/vance-iran-war-trump-munitions.html\">Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War<\/a> (War in the Middle East)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Naval forces are being positioned for a sustained presence at least through the end of the year, keeping open the option of escalation&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national-security\/2026\/09\/trump-iran-war-navy\/688563\/\">Trump Is Preparing for a Long War<\/a> (The Atlantic)<\/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:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/11\/pro-palestine-student-suspended-by-kings-college-london-returns-to-campus\">Pro-Palestine Student Suspended by King\u2019s College London Returns to Campus<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2026\/9\/10\/israel-will-never-stop-me-speaking-up-for-palestine\">Israel Will Never Stop Me Speaking Up for Palestine<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rezaei warned that continuing what he termed political moves by the agency &#8220;might compel nations to reconsider their commitments under the Non-Proliferation Treaty&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voiceofemirates.com\/en\/news\/2026\/09\/11\/iran-warns-iaea-actions-could-drive-nations-to-withdraw-from-npt\/https:\/\/www.voiceofemirates.com\/en\/news\/2026\/09\/11\/iran-warns-iaea-actions-could-drive-nations-to-withdraw-from-npt\/\">Iran Warns IAEA Actions Could Drive Nations to Withdraw from NPT<\/a> (Voice of Emirates)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Muslims are easy targets for for real estate dealers who charge huge amounts of riba (usurious charges) but avoid the word &#8220;interest&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sahanjournal.com\/housing\/attorney-general-sues-contract-for-deed-muslim-homebuyers\/\">Minnesota Attorney General Sues Two Homesellers for Allegedly Preying on Muslim Buyers<\/a> (Sahan Journal)<\/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\/9\/11\/settlers-soldiers-and-israeli-impunity-in-the-west-bank\">Settlers, Soldiers, and Israeli Impunity in the West Bank<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/10\/israel-arrests-100-palestinians-in-a-week-as-west-bank-pogroms-continue\">Israel Arrests 100 Palestinians in a Week as West Bank Pogroms Continue<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Aviation sanctions target Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Turkey, and UAE-based firms&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/09\/09\/us-treasury-iran-sanctions-aviation-global-impact-economy\/\">How the U.S. Treasury&#8217;s New Aviation Sanctions on Iran Extend Beyond Tehran<\/a> (Time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;[A]t the very outset of the \u2018war on terror,\u2019 our leaders told us to understand 9\/11 as an assault of a foreign civilization, one that had nothing to do with the consequences of American extractive and exploitative foreign policy in the Muslim world or its support for Israel&#8221;: \u201cWar on Terror\u201d Led to Iran War, [&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-95269","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\/95269","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=95269"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95271,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95269\/revisions\/95271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}