{"id":95306,"date":"2026-09-20T06:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T11:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95306"},"modified":"2026-09-20T06:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T11:08:24","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-20-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95306","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/20\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/iran-sets-7-conditions-for-us-talks-warns-trump-of-decisive-war-if-terms-rejected-101789873786415.html\">Iran Sets 7 Conditions for US Talks, Warns Trump of \u2018Decisive War\u2019 if Terms Rejected<\/a> (Hindustan Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/article\/b1kfhgtyze\">\u2018Conflict Has Potential to Escalate Rapidly\u2019: US Issues Mideast Warnings as Trump Leaves Camp David Early\u2018<\/a> (Ynet)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/liveblog\/202609196155\">Ghalibaf Says Iran Must Both Fight and Negotiate as MPs Raise Prospect of Nuclear Policy Shift<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202609206316\">Iran Mobilisation Drive Extends to Children Under 15<\/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\/west-bank\/2026-09-20\/ty-article\/.premium\/west-bank-settlers-attack-palestinians-in-series-of-weekend-incidents\/000001a0-bb8b-d0d9-a3b7-ff9fe40e0000\">A Violent Weekend in the West Bank as Settlers Attack Palestinians in Multiple Incidents<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/israeli-forces-detain-27-palestinians-raid-west-bank-village-wafa\">Israeli Forces Detain 27 Palestinians in Raid on West Bank Village, Wafa Reports <\/a>(Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/19\/three-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-strikes-across-gazahttps:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/19\/three-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-strikes-across-gaza\">Israeli Attacks Kill Four Palestinians Including Son of Gaza\u2019s Health Chief<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/20\/world\/middleeast\/west-bank-pool-palestinians-israelis-water.html\">Israeli Tourist Trap \u2018Herod\u2019s Pool\u2019 Is Draining Palestinians\u2019 Land Dry<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/israelpalestinenews.org\/the-everyday-items-israel-bans-from-gaza-every-day\/\">The Everyday Items Israel Bans from Gaza Every Day<\/a> (Israel-Palestine News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[P]olitical and developmental weaknesses cannot be explained by domestic authoritarianism alone. External powers have profoundly shaped state-society relations in the Middle East&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2026\/09\/arab-states-israeli.html\">The Arab States and the US-Israeli War on Iran<\/a> (Informed Comment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;I want my music and shows to be about unity, not division. About humanity, not politics. But this is a humanitarian issue, and I cannot hide how I feel about it anymore&#8221; &#8212; Ed Sheeran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/6100136-ed-sheeran-calls-situation-in-palestine-catastrophic-and-unjustifiable-at-solo-concert\/\">Ed Sheeran Calls Situation in Palestine \u2018Catastrophic and Unjustifiable\u2019 at Solo Concert<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2019ve stopped using cancer medication for people who they say are terminal or far along&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/20\/middleeast\/trump-iran-sanctions-inflation-sick-intl\">Trump\u2019s Sanctions, Inflation and a Collapsing Economy Leaves Iran\u2019s Sick Exposed<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates: Iran Sets 7 Conditions for US Talks, Warns Trump of \u2018Decisive War\u2019 if Terms Rejected (Hindustan Times) \u2018Conflict Has Potential to Escalate Rapidly\u2019: US Issues Mideast Warnings as Trump Leaves Camp David Early\u2018 (Ynet) Ghalibaf Says Iran Must Both Fight and Negotiate as MPs Raise Prospect of Nuclear Policy Shift (Iran International) [&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-95306","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\/95306","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=95306"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95308,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95306\/revisions\/95308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}