{"id":95380,"date":"2026-10-11T06:08:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T11:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95380"},"modified":"2026-10-11T06:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T11:08:53","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-11-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95380","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/11\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2026-10-10\/us-military-says-it-disabled-cargo-vessel-trying-to-run-iran-blockade\">US Military Says It Disabled Cargo Vessel Trying to Run Iran Blockade<\/a> (U.S. News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/supertanker-explodes-after-striking-mine-in-strait-of-hormuz-irans-revolutionary-guards-say\/4084743\">Supertanker Explodes After Striking Mine in Strait of Hormuz, Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards Say<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/world\/us-asked-israel-to-strike-iran-alone-then-withdrew-request-report-3230045\">US Asked Israel to Strike Iran Alone, then Withdrew Request: Report<\/a> (Turkiye Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/10\/10\/pentagon-raises-official-toll-troops-killed-during-war-with-iran-21\/\">Pentagon Raises Official Toll of Troops Who Died During War with Iran to 21<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/john-mearsheimer\/2026\/10\/05\/trumps-big-bluff-on-iran\/\">Trump\u2019s Big Bluff on Iran<\/a> (Antiwar.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/10\/israeli-forces-kill-six-in-gaza-including-a-child\">Child Among Eight Killed by Israel on Gaza \u2018Ceasefire\u2019 Anniversary<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/six-palestinians-injured-gaza-israeli-forces-cut-access-west-bank\">Six Palestinians injured in Gaza as Israeli forces block access to West Bank village<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imemc.org\/article\/israeli-forces-abduct-18-palestinians-across-west-bank\/\">Israeli Forces Abduct 18 Palestinians Across West Bank<\/a> (IMEMC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2026\/10\/06\/israeli-politician-with-clear-path-to-knesset-says-its-moral-to-kill-babies-in-gaza\/\">Israeli Politician With Clear Path To Knesset Says It\u2019s \u2018Moral\u2019 To Kill Babies in Gaza<\/a> (Antiwar.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zeteo.com\/p\/this-week-in-palestine-revealed-israel\">This Week in Palestine \u2013 Revealed: Israel Killed over 1,480 Palestinians Since \u2018Ceasefire\u2019 One Year Ago<\/a> (Zeteo)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/10\/hundreds-of-doctors-demand-world-medical-association-suspend-israel\">Hundreds of Doctors Demand World Medical Association Suspend Israel<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2026\/10\/08\/southwest-syrian-villages-report-israel-is-encroaching-on-their-land-with-new-fortifications\/\">Southwest Syrian Villages Report Israel Is Encroaching on Their Land With New Fortifications<\/a> (Antiwar.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saudi-Houthi updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cw33x4y8k82no\">Twelve Killed and 300 Injured in Attack on Airport in Saudi Capital Riyadh<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/10\/10\/saudi-arabia-faces-new-level-peril-houthi-attacks-amid-wider-iran-war\/\">Saudi Arabia Faces New Level of Peril in Houthi Attacks, amid Wider Iran war<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New Path leader Samer Sinijlawi said &#8220;with no guarantee that the new date will be honored&#8221; the delay &#8220;undermines trust in peaceful democratic change and tells a generation that has never voted that its voice can wait again&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-911295\">\u2018Disregarded Hopes of Millions\u2019: Palestinians Angered After Abbas Again Postpones PLC Elections<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The statements came after investigations published by <em>The New York Times<\/em> and <em>The Washington Post<\/em> &#8230; reported evidence suggesting that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) had developed, stored and used chlorine-based munitions&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moderndiplomacy.eu\/2026\/10\/11\/sudan-faces-fresh-pressure-at-opcw-over-chemical-weapons-allegations\/\">Sudan Faces Fresh Pressure at OPCW over Chemical Weapons Allegations<\/a> (Modern Diplomacy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Applied to Palestinians, [Netanyahu&#8217;s multiplier] produces numbers so large they would make any American audience ask what, exactly, it has been paying for. That is why he never applies it to them&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/larry_c_johnson\/2026\/10\/07\/by-netanyahus-own-math-gaza-is-3900-september-11ths\/\">By Netanyahu\u2019s Own Math, Gaza Is 3,900 September 11ths<\/a> (Antiwar.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The criticism followed the circulation of an older video of [former foreign minister Mohammad Javad] Zarif criticizing Tehran&#8217;s approach to neighboring countries&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610107057\">Zarif Accused of Aiding US, \u2018Suicidal Attack\u2019 on Iran\u2019s Security<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates: US Military Says It Disabled Cargo Vessel Trying to Run Iran Blockade (U.S. News) Supertanker Explodes After Striking Mine in Strait of Hormuz, Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards Say (Andalu Ajansi) US Asked Israel to Strike Iran Alone, then Withdrew Request: Report (Turkiye Today) Pentagon Raises Official Toll of Troops Who Died During War [&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-95380","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\/95380","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=95380"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95382,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95380\/revisions\/95382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}