{"id":95386,"date":"2026-10-13T06:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95386"},"modified":"2026-10-13T06:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:07:48","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-13-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95386","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/13\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Tehran \u2018categorically denies\u2019 UK allegation and says it is willing to assist in probe into suspected plot at RAF Fairford&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/uk-blames-iran-for-airbase-plot-sanctions-two-iranian-nationals\">UK Blames Iran for Airbase Plot, Sanctions Two Iranian Nationals<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/world\/israeli-army-arrests-30-palestinians-as-occupiers-assault-family-in-occupied-west-bank\/4086913\">Israeli Army Arrests 30 Palestinians as Occupiers Assault Family in Occupied West Bank<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imemc.org\/article\/colonizers-attack-palestinians-obstruct-olive-harvest-in-west-bank\/\">Colonizers Attack Palestinians, Obstruct Olive Harvest in West Bank<\/a> (IMEMC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/israeli-forces-raid-palestinian-ngos-and-hospital-in-occupied-west-bank\">Israeli Forces Raid Palestinian NGOs in Occupied West Bank<\/a> (Ajazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/editorial\/2026-10-13\/ty-article-opinion\/stop-the-silent-transfer-of-palestinians-in-the-west-bank\/000001a1-316f-d20b-a1ff-f56f09b20000\">Stop the Silent Transfer of Palestinians in the West Bank<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2026\/10\/in-this-west-bank-village-israel-wont-let-palestinians-visit-their-dead\/\">In This West Bank Village, Israel Won\u2019t Let Palestinians Visit Their Dead<\/a> (Mondoweiss)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; although High Court is trying to stop one of them:the<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/west-bank\/2026-10-12\/ty-article\/.premium\/top-court-presses-state-on-return-of-displaced-palestinians-to-west-bank-camps\/000001a1-306c-db9b-adf9-f8eca8550000\">Israel&#8217;s Top Court Presses State to Plan for Return of Displaced Palestinians to West Bank Refugee Camps<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;We might have gone too far with the leaders because we don\u2019t know who the hell we\u2019re dealing with any more&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/us-may-have-gone-too-far-targeting-irans-leadership-trump-says\">US May Have &#8216;Gone Too Far\u2019 in Targeting Iran\u2019s Leadership, Trump Says<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Saudi authorities said they were fending off drone and missile attacks after a weekend of confrontation with the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose patrons Iran offered to mediate&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/12\/world\/middleeast\/iran-houthis-saudi-arabia.htmlhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/12\/world\/middleeast\/iran-houthis-saudi-arabia.html\">Saudi Arabia Faces More Attacks as It Reels From Airport Strikes<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/10\/12\/Ilhan-omar-home-raid-federal-agents-immigration-allegations-democrats-response\/\">Rep. Ilhan Omar Says She Will \u2018Not Be Silenced\u2019 After Federal Agents Raid Her Home<\/a> (Time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a March 20 voice message, [the suspect] described [his activities] as &#8216;very seriously illegal&#8217; and demanded money to cover expenses&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610129460\">Suspect in Plot to Attack Iran Journalists Sought Embassy Visit, UK Court Hears<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[S]eparate reports pointed to heavy fighting between forces of the Islamic Republic and armed men elsewhere in Sistan-Baluchestan province&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610139633\">Iran Says Three Killed as Armed Clashes Intensify in Southeast<\/a> (Iran\u00a0 International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;A civilization does not become rational because it praises science.\u00a0It becomes rational when its cherished claims can be corrected&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/khaledsalih.substack.com\/p\/when-sacred-certainty-borrows-the?r=1tte5r\">When Sacred Certainty Borrows the Mask of Science: On Stefano Bigliardi\u2019s Islam and Pseudoscience<\/a> (Khaled Smith \/ Substack)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;All the Ayatollah&#8217;s Men \u2014 Ensuring the Regime&#8217;s Survival<\/em> lays out how Iran&#8217;s security apparatus has been systematically expanded and deployed to suppress dissent&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.dw.com\/en\/dw-investigation-exposes-irans-secret-security-apparatus\/a-79642137\">DW Investigation Exposes Iran&#8217;s Secret Security Apparatus<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Tehran \u2018categorically denies\u2019 UK allegation and says it is willing to assist in probe into suspected plot at RAF Fairford&#8221;: UK Blames Iran for Airbase Plot, Sanctions Two Iranian Nationals (Aljazeera) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue &#8230; Israeli Army Arrests 30 Palestinians as Occupiers Assault Family in Occupied West Bank (Andalu Ajansi) Colonizers [&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-95386","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\/95386","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=95386"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95388,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95386\/revisions\/95388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}