{"id":95277,"date":"2026-09-13T05:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95277"},"modified":"2026-09-13T05:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:09:58","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-13-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95277","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/13\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;[O]ne person [was] killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-war-hormuz-ship-struck-aa034da0d8226f5a3b4794b10afb8b3b\">An Iranian Commercial Ship Is Struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 Dead, Iranian Media Say<\/a> (AP News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The accusation that the attack on the Saudi pipeline came from militias in Iraq heralds a cross-current of suspicion and denials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/nation-world\/attack-on-iran\/saudi-arabia-pipeline-attack-iran-iraq-conflict-war-middle-east\/507-f67a4daf-70e7-4d4c-8e00-d0f2d4930f50\">Attack on Key Pipeline in Saudi Arabia Blamed on Iran-backed Militias Located in Iraq Territory<\/a> (News Center Maine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/13\/iraq-seizes-drone-launching-platform-used-for-targeting-saudi-oil-pipeline\">Iraq Seizes Drone-launching Platform Used for Targeting Saudi Oil Pipeline<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/12\/iraq-probes-drone-strikes-on-saudi-arabia-shuts-three-crossings-to-iran\">Iraq Probes Drone Strikes on Saudi Arabia, Shuts Three Crossings to Iran<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/houthis-have-their-own-issues-pezeshkian-says-iran-not-war-saudi-arabia\">&#8216;Houthis Have Their Own Issues&#8217;: Pezeshkian Says Iran Not at War with Saudi Arabia&#8217;<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/2-palestinians-killed-13-injured-in-israeli-drone-strike-on-vehicle-in-gaza\/4055681\">2 Palestinians Killed, 13 Injured in Israeli Drone Strike on Vehicle in Gaza<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/israelpalestinenews.org\/israel-bombs-south-lebanon-as-report-documents-23-white-phosphorus-attacks\/\">Israel Bombs South Lebanon as Report Documents 23 White Phosphorus Attacks<\/a> (Israel-Palestine News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/israelpalestinenews.org\/secret-systems-used-by-israel-in-mass-killings-of-gaza-civilians-revealed-in-new-film\/\">Secret Systems Used by Israel in Mass Killings of Gaza Civilians Revealed in New Film<\/a> (Israel-Palestine News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Director Mohsen Gharaei describes &#8220;the story as a warning about the point at which the safety of the home can become captivity and mirror a wider structure of oppression&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202609128483\">Iranian Actress Dedicates Venice Award to \u2018Brave Women of Iran\u2019<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Adam Abdullah was legally working in the U.S. when he was detained as part of &#8220;Operation Metro Surge&#8221; in the Twin Cities. His biggest criminal offense is a parking ticket&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/09\/11\/a-somali-man-with-no-serious-criminal-record-is-spending-9-11-in-detention-at-guantanamo-bay\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">A Somali Man with No Serious Criminal Record Is Spending 9\/11 in Detention at Guantanamo Bay<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Marziyeh &#8216;Sevda&#8217; Ebrahimi Shamsabadi, 33, was reportedly sentenced to death in Bandar Abbas on charges including insulting Iran&#8217;s supreme leader and cooperating with hostile foreign governments&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/middle-east\/iran-eastern-states\/artc-iranian-blogger-sentenced-to-death-for-insulting-supreme-leader-amid-rising-executions-of-dissidents-report\">Iranian B<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.i24news.tv\/en\/news\/middle-east\/iran-eastern-states\/artc-iranian-blogger-sentenced-to-death-for-insulting-supreme-leader-amid-rising-executions-of-dissidents-report\">logger Sentenced to Death for &#8220;Insulting&#8221; Supreme Leader amid Rising Executions of Dissidents &#8211; Report<\/a> (i24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"category-detail-description lora text-[17px] leading-[1.4] lg:text-[18px] xl:text-[20px] text-descriptionColor\">&#8220;Result marks an all-time high for Palestinians and an all-time low for Israelis since 2001&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/americas\/quinnipiac-poll-shows-rising-us-sympathy-for-palestinians-deep-discontent-with-trump\/4055437\">Quinnipiac Poll Shows Rising US Sympathy for Palestinians, Deep Discontent with Trump<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thousands of families, &#8220;in numbers leaping by the day, are now displaced as the Arab world\u2019s poorest country faces a potential return to a devastating civil war&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iraq-iran-yemen-saudi-arabia-c1359273dd970b969e823356e5ead377\">People Fleeing Iran-backed Rebels\u2019 Advance in Yemen Describe a \u2018Hysterical Panic\u2019<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Middle East Forum defended &#8220;including individuals&#8217; names, social media accounts and tax information, as well as details on mosques, schools, businesses and other organizations, &#8230; saying &#8230; that other groups maintain similar databases&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/americas\/right-wing-us-think-tank-tracked-thousands-of-muslim-americans-for-2-decades-report\/4055458\">Right-wing US Think Tank Tracked Thousands of Muslim Americans for 2 Decades: Report<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;[O]ne person [was] killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there&#8221;: An Iranian Commercial Ship Is Struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 Dead, Iranian Media Say (AP News) The accusation that the attack on the Saudi [&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-95277","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\/95277","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=95277"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95282,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95277\/revisions\/95282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}