{"id":95320,"date":"2026-09-24T05:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95320"},"modified":"2026-09-24T05:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:50:58","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-24-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95320","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/24\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pezeshkian &#8220;held up a picture of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, &#8230; &#8216;assassinated without any legal framework or reason\u201d in a joint US-Israeli strike last February &#8230; [and] images of children &#8230; killed in US-Israeli attacks on a school and a sports hall, alongside photographs of their graves&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168412\">At UN, Pezeshkian Turns Terrorism Accusation Back on Iran\u2019s Critics<\/a> (UN News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and said that &#8220;Tehran is ready for dialogue and diplomacy \u2018but without the language of force\u2019:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/sep\/23\/iranian-leader-hits-back-at-bully-trump-signals-willingness-to-talk\">Iran\u2019s President Hits Out at \u2018Bully\u2019 Trump in UN Speech but Signals Willingness to Talk<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/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.columbiamissourian.com\/news\/higher_education\/legal-battles-continue-for-students-for-justice-in-palestine\/article_0c575143-9b9f-498f-a61c-e6938b93d6c2.html\">Legal Battles Continue for Students for Justice in Palestine<\/a> (Columbia Missourian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The government has a responsibility to address that conduct and protect every person\u2019s ability to practice their faith safely.\u00a0But that responsibility must be carried out without weakening other constitutional freedoms&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpac.org\/mpac-statements\/the-muslim-public-affairs-council-and-bend-the-arc-jewish-action-raise-concerns-with-s-5289-the-right-to-worship-act?emci=45527259-79b7-f111-a6a9-0022482a933b&amp;emdi=14eb41bc-80b7-f111-a6a9-0022482a933b&amp;ceid=6301254\">The Muslim Public Affairs Council and Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Raise Concerns with S. 5289, the Right to Worship Act<\/a> (MPAC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/israeli-attacks-kill-least-seven-palestinians-across-gaza-despite\">Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Seven Palestinians Across Gaza Despite \u2018Ceasefire\u2019<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The title comes from a hadith&#8230; A man asks the Prophet Muhammad who deserves the best treatment. &#8216;Your mother,&#8217; the prophet tells him. He asks who comes next. &#8216;Your mother.&#8217; He asks for a third time. &#8216;Your mother.&#8217; Only after the man asks a fourth time does the prophet answer, Your father'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2026\/09\/your-mother-movie-mahershala-ali-blade-marvel-muslim.html\">Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Is Unlike Anything I\u2019ve Seen Before<\/a> (Slate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Amid surging kidnappings and attacks on communities and places of worship, faith leaders are forming partnerships aimed at countering religious division and building peace&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2026\/09\/23\/as-violence-escalates-in-nigeria-christian-and-muslim-leaders-unite-in-interfaith-front\/\">As Violence Escalates in Nigeria, Christian and Muslim Leaders Unite<\/a> (RNS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Goods pushed out of sea lanes and grounded travelers take to land routes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-turkey-border-trade-trucks-delays-war-11f510a93bdf56754f994faff99b3e02\">Hundreds of Trucks Jam Turkey-Iran Border Crossing as US Blockade Pushes Trade Overland<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/9\/23\/us-aviation-sanctions-disrupt-iran-flights-push-travellers-overland\">US Aviation Sanctions Disrupt Iran Flights, Push Travellers Overland<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Republicans are increasingly impacted by the war&#8217;s unpopularity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/6107478-gop-support-iran-war-drops\/\">GOP Breaks Ranks on Iran as Voters Fume over War\u2019s Costs<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/24\/senate-iran-war-powers-fuel-prices-01091163\">Senate Republicans Have 1 More Chance to Oppose the Iran War Before the Midterms<\/a> (Politico)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;This is a film about Israelis, made by Israelis and directed first and foremost at Israeli society. Its purpose is not to give Palestinians a voice, but to make Israelis look in the mirror&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.972mag.com\/naza-israelis-reflection-palestinian-suffering-mirror\/\">\u2018NAZA\u2019 Is Forcing Israelis to Reflect. But We Palestinians Are Not Your Mirror<\/a> (+972 Magazine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pezeshkian &#8220;held up a picture of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, &#8230; &#8216;assassinated without any legal framework or reason\u201d in a joint US-Israeli strike last February &#8230; [and] images of children &#8230; killed in US-Israeli attacks on a school and a sports hall, alongside photographs of their graves&#8221; &#8230; At UN, Pezeshkian Turns Terrorism [&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-95320","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\/95320","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=95320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95322,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95320\/revisions\/95322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}