{"id":95352,"date":"2026-10-03T05:22:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95352"},"modified":"2026-10-03T05:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:22:56","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-3-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95352","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/3\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia prepares and offensive against the Houtis as it allies consider engaging the Houtis in talks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/pakistan-says-mecca-pact-members-hold-emergency-talks-engaging-houthis-2026-10-02\/\">Saudi Arabia Prepares Offensive Against Iran-Backed Houthis to Retake Bab El-Mandeb<\/a> (newscord)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/pakistan-says-mecca-pact-members-hold-emergency-talks-engaging-houthis-2026-10-02\/\">Pakistan Says Mecca Pact Members to Hold Emergency Talks on Engaging Houthis<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/10\/3\/israeli-air-attack-on-residential-apartment-in-gaza-kills-5-palestinians\">Israeli Air Attack on Residential Apartment in Gaza Kills 5 Palestinians<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/2\/israeli-barrier-cuts-off-water-to-west-bank-palestinians-before-elections\">Israeli Barrier Cuts Off Water to West Bank Palestinians Before Elections<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/americas\/us-muslim-group-urges-white-house-congress-to-demand-release-of-american-teen-held-by-israel\/4076761\">US Muslim Group Urges White House, Congress to Demand Release of American Teen Held by Israel<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/2026-10-03\/ty-article\/report-trump-aides-held-secret-camp-david-meeting-on-iran-yemen\/000001a1-003c-d27a-abaf-187c046b0000\">Report: Trump Aides Held Secret Camp David Meeting on Iran, Yemen<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610027763\">Iran Denies Teachers Are Quitting Despite Viral Resignation Videos<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/02\/world\/middleeast\/iran-hard-line-lawmaker-jail-rift.html\">Iran Jails Hard-Line Lawmaker, Exposing Deep Rifts in Its Leadership<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/2\/iraq-grants-iranian-airlines-40-daily-najaf-flights-after-us-exemption\">Iraq Grants Iranian Airlines 40 Daily Najaf Flights After US Exemption<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/video\/2026\/10\/02\/guard-commander-says-vermont-f-35-pilots-faced-hostile-fire-over-iran\/\">Guard Commander Says Vermont F-35 Pilots Faced Hostile Fire over Iran<\/a> (WCAX)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.niacouncil.org\/p\/us-pressure-campaign-reaches-irans?publication_id=5970321&amp;post_id=218553884&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">U.S. Pressure Campaign Reaches Iran\u2019s Cars and Railways<\/a> (NIAC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610027377\">Smartwatches on Iran&#8217;s Security Chiefs Spark Row Within the Inner Circle<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/crime-in-israel\/article-910447\">Israeli Man Used AI, ChatGPT in Covert Tasks While Spying for Iran, Prosecution Indictment Reveals<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Sudanese Armed Forces reportedly retake al-Mazroub, advancing the army\u2019s goal of cutting the RSF\u2019s supply lines&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/2\/sudans-army-says-it-captured-rsf-stronghold-in-north-kordofan\">Sudan\u2019s Army Says It Captured RSF Stronghold in North Kordofan<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[F]ive members of the IRGC-Quds\u2019s Fatemiyoun militia were killed in the Rudmahi area near Zahedan after an explosive device detonated beside their vehicle and gunmen opened fire&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610028639\">Five Killed in Roadside Attack as Violence Spreads in Southeast Iran<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/oct\/02\/palestine-action-crowdfunder-supreme-court-challenge-blocked-us-sanctions\">Palestine Action Crowdfunder for UK Supreme Court Challenge Blocked Due to US Sanctions<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[T]he Trump administration has cut legal immigration by 96% for those coming from majority-Muslim countries this second term&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/news\/report-trump-administration-increasingly-barring-immigrants-from-muslim-majority-countries\/\">Report: Trump Administration Increasingly Barring Immigrants from Muslim-majority Countries<\/a> (KTSM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;A festival launching Oct. 11 at Manhattan\u2019s SVA Theatre is positioning itself as an answer to the flattened, stereotyped picture of Muslims Western media often traffics in&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/festivals\/new-yorks-muslim-film-festival-counter-narratives-1236898067\/\">New York\u2019s Inaugural Muslim Film Festival Aims to Move Past Counter-Narratives, Unveils Lineup, Jury<\/a> (Variety)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Keeping the troops there &#8216;presents terrorist organizations with a pretty immediate target,&#8217; says [Cato Institute Middle East expert Jon] Hoffman. It also &#8216;fuels many of these grievances that allow [anti-U.S. groups] to recruit'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/10\/01\/u-s-troops-finally-leave-iraq-when-are-they-leaving-the-rest-of-the-middle-east\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">U.S. Troops Finally Leave Iraq. When Are They Leaving the Rest of the Middle East?<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia prepares and offensive against the Houtis as it allies consider engaging the Houtis in talks: Saudi Arabia Prepares Offensive Against Iran-Backed Houthis to Retake Bab El-Mandeb (newscord) Pakistan Says Mecca Pact Members to Hold Emergency Talks on Engaging Houthis (Reuters) Israeli war crimes continue: Israeli Air Attack on Residential Apartment in Gaza Kills [&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-95352","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\/95352","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=95352"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95354,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95352\/revisions\/95354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}