{"id":95330,"date":"2026-09-27T06:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95330"},"modified":"2026-09-27T06:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:01:02","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-27-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95330","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 9\/27\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8216;I&#8217;m rejecting their deal,&#8217; Trump said on Saturday, adding that the US already had &#8216;total control&#8217; of the strait, with &#8216;massive amounts of oil&#8217; passing through it&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cqgmrr9ekr7ko\">Trump Rejects Iran Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz in Seven Days<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; ignoring a proposal that &#8220;Daryl G. Kimball, the executive director of the Arms Control Association, characterized &#8230; as a &#8216;can\u2019t-ignore option that could help Trump find the off-ramp from the disastrous military quagmire&#8217; that he and Netanyahu set in motion&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/the-lede\/irans-bitterness-and-bewilderment-over-how-to-make-peace-with-trump\">Iran\u2019s Bitterness and Bewilderment over How to Make Peace with Trump<\/a> (New Yorker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while Iran continues to emphasize diplomacy and awaits an official response through mediators:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moderndiplomacy.eu\/2026\/09\/27\/iran-pushes-for-diplomacy-after-trump-rejects-peace-plan\/\">Iran Pushes for Diplomacy After Trump Rejects Peace Plan<\/a> (Modern Diplomacy)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-909799\">Iran Still Qaiting for Official US Response to Proposal After Initial Trump Reaction, Araghchi Says<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/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\/three-palestinians-injured-israeli-drone-attacks-gaza\">Three Palestinians Injured in Israeli Drone Attacks on Gaza<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;For 25 years, the US ran a parallel legal system targeting Muslims. It now reaches activists, immigrants, and the left&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/the-national-security-exception-was-never-going-to-stop-at-prosecuting-muslims\/?sourceid=1072141&amp;emci=03903f3b-5fb7-f111-a6a9-0022482a933b&amp;emdi=58e7b9a3-63b7-f111-a6a9-0022482a933b&amp;ceid=2474321&amp;mc_cid=316b3c3749&amp;mc_eid=fe35b2c683\">The National Security Exception Was Never Going to Stop at Prosecuting Muslims<\/a> (Truthout)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>China was never conquered by Muslim armies, so why are there so many Chinese Muslims, and why are they persecuted today?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lj9xb0Kvrx4\">China&#8217;s Secret Muslim History: From Sahabah to Surveillance<\/a> (Religious Story TV \/ YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Islamic aesthetic choices were stitched into the borders of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/countries\/uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> historic chronicle,\u00a0heavily shaping the visual identity of Norman royalty&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/opinion\/islam-profound-influence-bayeux-tapestry\">Islam&#8217;s Profound Influence on the Bayeux Tapestry<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A &#8220;CENTCOM official who revealed the existence of &#8230; a list of people to disregard,'&#8221; and warned Intercept reporter Nick Turse that he &#8220;could be added to it for calling the command too often&#8221; after the reporter was insistent at getting answers about the Iran war:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2026\/08\/24\/pentagon-military-journalist-blacklist-press-media\/\">Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There\u2019s a Secret Blacklist of Journalists<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Several men have been arrested on suspicion of committing offenses relating to explosives, police said, but described the incident as &#8216;contained'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/major-incident-near-uk-military-base-used-by-us-for-iran-attacks-12493756\">\u2018Major Incident\u2019 Near UK Military Base Used by US For Iran Attacks<\/a> (Newsweek)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8216;I&#8217;m rejecting their deal,&#8217; Trump said on Saturday, adding that the US already had &#8216;total control&#8217; of the strait, with &#8216;massive amounts of oil&#8217; passing through it&#8221; &#8230; Trump Rejects Iran Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz in Seven Days (BBC) &#8230; ignoring a proposal that &#8220;Daryl G. 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