{"id":95394,"date":"2026-10-15T06:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95394"},"modified":"2026-10-15T06:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:52:10","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-15-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95394","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/15\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hstoday.us\/subject-matter-areas\/maritime-security\/centcom-forces-disable-cargo-vessel-attempting-to-violate-iran-naval-blockade\/\">CENTCOM Forces Disable Cargo Vessel Attempting to Violate Iran Naval Blockade<\/a> (Homeland Security Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/10\/15\/middleeast\/strait-of-hormuz-ships-sunk-iran-intl-hnk\">Two Cargo Ships Sunk in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Ramps Up Attacks in Run-up to Midterms<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomacyandlaw.com\/post\/mother-of-all-bombs-iran\">Mother of All Bombs Iran: Can the US Lawfully Hit Energy Sites?<\/a> (Diplomacy &amp; Law)<\/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:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/6149404-rooney-palestine-action-uk-ban\/\">Sally Rooney Says Support for Palestine Action Means Her Books Sales Are Blocked in UK<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/us\/harvard-university-jewish-anti-zionism-event-shaul-magid\/2026\/10\/14\/id\/1272758\/\">Harvard Professors to Headline Anti-Zionism Event Amid Federal Funding Fight<\/a> (Newsmax)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/opinion\/fight-palestine-campus\">Three Years of Gaza Genocide: How Palestine Activism Reshaped British Universities<\/a> (New Arab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Victims of Houthi strikes range from Aramco officials to ordinary pilgrims:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/saudi-arabia-yemen-strikes-mideast-conflict-riyadh-c81a91347c00b17097c8fafde7e4eeec\">Iran-backed Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Company Aramco\u2019s Headquarters, Officials Say<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thearabweekly.com\/houthi-strikes-torment-pilgrims-travelling-islams-holiest-sites\">Houthi Strikes Torment Pilgrims Travelling to Islam\u2019s Holiest Sites<\/a> (Arab Weekly)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">&#8220;Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) and Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (Taag) &#8230; sued the Trump administration &#8230; challenging an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/imposing-sanctions-on-the-international-criminal-court\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">executive order<\/a> &#8230; that imposed sanctions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/06\/trump-sanction-icc\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">against the ICC.<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/oct\/14\/judge-trump-icc-sanctions-gaza-war-crimes\">Judge Blocks US Sanctions on Rights Groups Helping ICC Gaza War Crimes Inquiry<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s action against a sitting Congresswoman violates the spirit of Congressional immunity and the letter of Justice Dept. policy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/10\/14\/ilhan-omar-search\/ecca210e-c80d-11f1-aefb-abe4112d087e_story.html\">Rep. Ilhan Omar&#8217;s Phone Seized and Relatives Subpoenaed in Criminal Probe, AP Source Says<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/10\/14\/how-pre-election-search-rep-ilhan-omars-home-breaks-justice-dept-norms\/\">How the Pre-election Search of Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s Home Breaks Justice Dept. Norms<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Political and religious critics accuse India\u2019s Modi government of curbing Kashmir\u2019s freedom of religion and expression&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/backlash-in-kashmir-over-proposal-for-uniform-friday-sermons-across-mosques\">Backlash in Kashmir over Proposal for Uniform Friday Sermons Across Mosques<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/israeli-army-arrests-11-palestinians-in-occupied-west-bank-raids-\/4089551\">Israeli Army Arrests 11 Palestinians in Occupied West Bank Raids<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The attacks come as the regime seeks to project an image of strength, cohesion, and public support for the Basij&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-911783\">Basij Female Unit Commander Assassinated in Latest Attack Targeting Iranian Armed Forces<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Suspected online espionage triggers intense security crackdowns and counter-intelligence measures in Iran and Lebanon&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/suspected-israeli-online-operations-cause-alarm-in-iran-and-lebanon\">Suspected Israeli Online Operations Cause Alarm in Iran and Lebanon<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates: CENTCOM Forces Disable Cargo Vessel Attempting to Violate Iran Naval Blockade (Homeland Security Today) Two Cargo Ships Sunk in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Ramps Up Attacks in Run-up to Midterms (CNN) Mother of All Bombs Iran: Can the US Lawfully Hit Energy Sites? 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