{"id":95286,"date":"2026-09-15T05:48:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95286"},"modified":"2026-09-15T05:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:48:06","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-15-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95286","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/15\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The costs of war:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-war-damage-pentagon-inspector-general-87cbe4e2ac208a849cd1554c4bb44bbf\">US Watchdog Tallies Iran War\u2019s Hit to Weapons Stockpiles, Military Bases and More<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/6089324-iranian-strikes-us-diplomatic-damage\/\">Iran Strikes on US Diplomatic Facilities in 4 Gulf Countries Cost $184M: IG Report<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech continues &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-pro-palestine-statements-1235625967\/\">Macklemore Dropped from Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage \u2018Free Palestine\u2019 Statements<\/a> (Rolling Stone)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while Iran&#8217;s repression of its own people continues &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/09\/14\/iran-seizes-assets-of-240-dissidents-and-journalists-as-protest-arrests-top-6000\">Iran Seizes Assets of 240 Dissidents and Journalists as Protest Arrests Top 6,000<\/a> (Euronews)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/world\/iranian-woman-civilians-human-shields\/\">Iranian Woman Risks Torture to Show Iran Using Civilians as Human Shields<\/a> (News Nation)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jstribune.com\/iran-has-doubled-down-on-digital-repression-how-can-washington-help\/https:\/\/jstribune.com\/iran-has-doubled-down-on-digital-repression-how-can-washington-help\/\">Iran Has Doubled Down on Digital Repression. How Can Washington Help?<\/a> (Jerusalem Strategic Tribune)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and in Pakistan-administered Kashmir &#8220;[m]obile data and broadband services have been suspended in the territory since protests for electoral reform erupted in early June&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/15\/internet-shutdown-crosses-100-days-in-pakistan-administered-kashmir\">Internet Shutdown Crosses 100 Days in Pakistan-administered Kashmir<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Critics say segment about airman\u2019s rescue was made to boost public perception of Trump\u2019s unpopular war&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2026\/sep\/14\/cbs-60-minutes-iran-war-propaganda\">US Airman Recounts Iran Rescue in 60 Minutes Segment Branded Propaganda<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iranian television reports that &#8216;Youssef Gargij, a Sunni cleric&#8230; was killed by Zionist mercenaries in front of his house'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/middle-east\/2026\/09\/14\/senior-sunni-cleric-shot-dead-by-unidentified-gunmen-in-southeast-iran-\">Senior Sunni Cleric Killed in Iran Area near Pakistan<\/a> (Alarabiya)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[N]o single bloc seems poised to dominate the 80-member parliament&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/politics\/3977329-historic-coalition-talks-shape-autonomous-future-in-southern-philippines\">Historic Coalition Talks Shape Autonomous Future in Southern Philippines <\/a>(Devdiscourse)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>U.S. expands secondary sanctions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/09\/14\/treasury-bessent-russia-vtb-bank-iran-sanctions.html\">Treasury Hits Russia\u2019s VTB Bank with New Sanctions over Iran Ties<\/a> (CNBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/09\/15\/us-attorney-crypto-tether-iran-china-.html\">U.S. Seeks to Seize $61 Million of Crypto It Claims Are Proceeds from Iranian Petroleum Sales to Chinese Buyers<\/a> (CNBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Iran war &#8220;could make it harder for three Gulf countries \u2014 Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates \u2014 to deliver on nearly $4 trillion in economic commitments to the US announced under President Donald Trump\u2019s &#8216;America First&#8217; agenda&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/9\/14\/fiscal-pressure-from-iran-war-clouds-gulf-states-us-spending-planshttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/9\/14\/fiscal-pressure-from-iran-war-clouds-gulf-states-us-spending-plans\">Fiscal Pressure from Iran War Clouds Gulf States\u2019 US Spending Plans<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed a Panama-flagged oil tanker recently struck a mine in the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0U.S. Central Command said on Monday that was false&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/world\/us-iran-war-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz-oil-houthis\/\">Tanker on Fire, Iranian Media Claims<\/a> (News Nation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in Vienna, Preston Wells Griffith, said Austria\u2019s exemption request was denied after Washington lodged an objection with the committee&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-nuclear-iaea-travel-ban-austria-eslami-3311582df91f9da85c2f40b2e85f5516\">Iran Denounces Austria for Blocking Its Nuclear Chief from a Meeting in Vienna<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The costs of war: US Watchdog Tallies Iran War\u2019s Hit to Weapons Stockpiles, Military Bases and More (AP) Iran Strikes on US Diplomatic Facilities in 4 Gulf Countries Cost $184M: IG Report (The Hill) The Zionist war on free speech continues &#8230; 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