{"id":95272,"date":"2026-09-12T04:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95272"},"modified":"2026-09-12T04:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:55:40","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-12-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95272","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/12\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We still believe in the false promise of trading freedom for safety&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/09\/10\/americans-have-learned-virtually-no-lessons-from-9-11\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">Americans Have Learned Virtually No Lessons From 9\/11<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; case in point:&#8221;President and defense secretary try to link worst terrorist attack in US history to current unpopular war&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/sep\/11\/trump-hegseth-911-memorial\">Trump and Hegseth Use 9\/11 Memorial Remarks at Pentagon to Defend War on Iran<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Far-right provocateur attempts to disrupt 9\/11 ceremony with anti-Muslim hate in Lower Manhattan, sparking clashes and arrests&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/news\/far-right-jake-lang-9-11-memorial-hate\/\">Far-right Provocateur Attempts to Disrupt 9\/11 Ceremony with Anti-Muslim Hate in Lower Manhattan, Sparking Clashes and Arrests<\/a> (amNY)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Sources described sustained gunfire, repeated explosions and the use of heavy weapons, with fighting resuming after brief pauses&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202609128686\">Heavy Fighting Spreads in Southeastern Iran, with Security Force Casualties Reported<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/twilight-zone\/2026-09-12\/ty-article-magazine\/.highlight\/even-palestinians-were-stunned-the-idf-settler-alliance-reaches-a-new-level\/000001a0-93f2-dfa9-ada3-dbf267a30000\">Even Palestinians Were Stunned: The Israeli Army-settler Alliance Reaches a New Level<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The increasing use of AI in Middle East warfare:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/09\/11\/iran-used-claude-to-target-us-navy-in-middle-east-anthropic-says\/\">Iran Used Claude to Target US Navy in Middle East, Anthropic Says<\/a> (Navy Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/uae-campaign-used-ai-claude-target-muslim-brotherhood-and-sudan\">UAE Campaign Used AI Claude to Target Muslim Brotherhood and Sudan<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/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\/tool-of-oppression-rising-number-of-uk-pro-palestine-voices-debanked\">\u2018Tool of Oppression\u2019: Rising Number of UK Pro-Palestine Voices Debanked<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-schema=\"smart-brevity\">&#8220;Trump declined, and U.S. officials stressed the administration has no plans to intervene directly against the Houthis for now&#8221; &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/09\/11\/houthis-yemen-saudi-trump-mbs-strikes\">Scoop: MBS Urged Trump to Strike Houthis amid Red Sea Threat<\/a> (Axios)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Saudi Arabia said Friday it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/houthis\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">Iranian-backed Houthi rebels<\/a><\/span> captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthis-iran-mokha-mandeb-shipping-saudi-025d052a14d9481258d51009a76d0bd6\">Saudi Arabia Shuts Down a Pipeline as Houthis Seize an Island, Opening a New Front in the Iran War<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Through crackdowns and killings by Pakistan, a three-year-old movement that began over flour prices has stood strong \u2014 and just organized a general strike&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wagingnonviolence.org\/2026\/09\/jaac-movement-in-pakistani-kashmir-defies-killings\/\">A Popular Movement in Kashmir Defies Severe Repression<\/a> (Waging Nonviolence)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Hekmati\u2019s family says he was charged under an Iranian law that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/video\/shorts\/iran-says-u-s-strike-on-a-wedding-party-killed-civilians-269280837842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bans Iranian citizens from visiting Israel <\/a>within the last 10 years. 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