{"id":95283,"date":"2026-09-14T05:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95283"},"modified":"2026-09-14T05:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:16:21","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-14-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95283","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/14\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Iran and its Arab neighbours were expected to discuss a deal between Tehran and Muscat to temporarily manage shipping through the strait. &#8230; Oman\u2019s foreign minister &#8230; said that &#8216;in the interests of consensus the regional meeting &#8230; has been postponed\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/4845a503-3ddd-4bb7-a469-c51f275bc873?syn-25a6b1a6=1\">Gulf States Postpone Talks with Iran over Hormuz Impasse<\/a> (Financial Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and Iran identifies the holdout as Saudi Arabia &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/world\/iran-says-oman-meeting-canceled-at-saudi-arabia-s-request\/4056431\">Iran Says Oman Meeting Canceled at Saudi Arabia\u2019s Request<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while reports conflictt over whether &#8220;Iran&#8217;s nuclear chief &#8230; [will be allowed] to attend the International Atomic Energy Agency&#8217;s annual General Conference in Vienna&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kurdistan24.net\/en\/story\/939288\/iran-nuclear-chiefs-iaea-attendance-in-doubt-over-un-travel-ban\">Iran Nuclear Chief&#8217;s IAEA Attendance in Doubt over UN Travel Ban<\/a> (Kurdistan 24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/international\/article\/2026\/09\/14\/israel-pursuing-elimination-project-of-palestinians-in-the-occupied-west-bank-ngo-b-tselem-says_6757493_4.html\">Israel Pursuing &#8216;Elimination Project&#8217; of Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank, NGO B&#8217;Tselem Says<\/a> (Le Monde)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/nearly-600-israeli-occupiers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-amid-restrictions-for-palestinians\/4056181\">Nearly 600 Israeli Occupiers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque amid Restrictions for Palestinians<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/israeli-settlers-injure-two-palestinians-attack-east-salfit\">Israeli Settlers Injure Two Palestinians in Attack East of Salfit<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/14\/animated-map-shows-spread-of-illegal-israeli-settlements-across-palestine\">Animated Map Shows Spread of Illegal Israeli Settlements Across Palestine<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/bodies-remains-of-17-missing-palestinians-recovered-from-gaza-rubble\/4056185\">Bodies, Remains of 17 Missing Palestinians Recovered from Gaza Rubble<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ll ultimately get out unless we decide to stay and keep the oil, like Venezuela&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/6086928-trump-compares-iran-venezuela-oil\/\">Trump Floats Idea to \u2018Stay and Keep the Oil\u2019 in Iran, Noting Venezuela Dea<\/a>l (The Hill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The small country, known for discretion and neutrality, was a mediator with Iran at the request of the U.S. Omanis wonder what Trump might have heard that triggered him&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/09\/13\/trump-threatened-bomb-oman-oman-has-questions\/\">Omanis Baffled by Trump\u2019s Threat to Bomb Their Country<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was set up under a 2014 peace deal that saw the largest Muslim rebel group give up the goal of a separate Muslim state in the south of the largely Catholic country in exchange for broader autonomy&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/muslim-region-in-southern-philippines-holds-its-first-parliamentary-elections-d0033c738b6741558bc13e87153e2bd7\">Muslim Region in Southern Philippines Holds Its First Parliamentary Elections<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The US has a history of providing intelligence support for Saudi airstrikes in Yemen, which have killed many civilians&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2026\/09\/10\/report-us-ramps-up-intelligence-targeting-support-for-saudi-arabias-war-in-yemen\/\">Report: US Ramps Up Intelligence, Targeting Support for Saudi Arabia\u2019s War in Yemen<\/a> (Antiwar.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The commander in chief of the IRGC told the Iranian President outraged by &#8220;on three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz&#8221; &#8220;that he had neither authorized nor had advance knowledge of the strike&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/world\/5317978-how-iran%E2%80%99s-hard-liners-blew-peace-deal-trump\">How Iran\u2019s Hard-Liners Blew Up a Peace Deal with Trump<\/a> (Asharq Al-Awsat)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The campaign for a standardised civil code has raised concerns, especially among Muslim citizens, who say such a move would infringe on their religious freedoms&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/indian-government-pushes-wider-civil-code-rollout-despite-muslim\">Indian Government Pushes for Wider Civil Code Rollout Despite Muslim Concerns<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The US president downplayed reports that Chinese entities had given Iran satellite imagery before a strike on a military base in Jordan that killed three American soldiers&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-dismisses-report-china-supplied-intel-to-iran\/a-79254419\">Trump Dismisses Report China Supplied Intel to Iran<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Iran and its Arab neighbours were expected to discuss a deal between Tehran and Muscat to temporarily manage shipping through the strait. &#8230; 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