{"id":95398,"date":"2026-10-16T07:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95398"},"modified":"2026-10-16T07:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:11:50","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-16-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95398","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/16\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Two were killed when Houthi missiles struck the Maashiq Presidential Palace in Aden, a Yemeni minister said&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/15\/world\/middleeast\/yemen-strike-aden-palace.html\">Iran-Backed Houthis Strike Presidential Palace, Yemen Says<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2026\/oct\/15\/alana-hadid-book-palestine-penguin-cancelled\">Palestine Book by Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari Pulled from Random House Before Release<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Pentagon personnel were aware that the US was responsible, but the Trump administration has still not admitted to carrying out the attack&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2026\/10\/15\/report-pentagon-plans-to-withhold-report-on-minab-school-massacre-past-midterms\/\">Report: Pentagon Plans To Withhold Report on Minab School Massacre Past Midterms<\/a> (antiwar.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/10\/16\/palestinians-washington-post-photographer-attacked-west-bank\/\">Palestinians and Washington Post Photographer Attacked in West Bank<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/editorial\/2026-10-16\/ty-article-opinion\/intolerable-cruelty-israels-prison-service-abuses-palestinians-with-impunity\/000001a1-411c-ddcc-a3fd-cb3c573b0000\">Intolerable Cruelty: Israel&#8217;s Prison Service Abuses Palestinians with Impunity<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/bibis-department-used-blackmail-over-affairs-and-gay-relationships-stop-palestinians\">&#8216;Bibi&#8217;s Department&#8217;: NAZA Shows How Israel Used Affairs and Gay Relationships to Blackmail Palestinians<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>El-Sayed was not raised by his mother, and his half-sister&#8217;s suggestions that their mother sympathized with the Muslim Brotherhood&#8217;s political activities does not imply she supported terrorism in any case:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/10\/15\/el-sayed-again-denies-ties-muslim-brotherhood\/\">El-Sayed Again Denies Ties to Muslim Brotherhood<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/10\/16\/military-signals-building-is-the-us-iran-war-about-to-escalate\">Military Signals Building: Is the US-Iran War About to Escalate?<\/a> (Euronews)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-911814\">Iran Warned Hezbollah to Prepare for War as It Expects US Strikes Soon, Diplomats Tell &#8216;Post&#8217;<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wanaen.com\/us-warships-have-withdrawn-more-than-500km-from-irans-coast-vows-further-pushback\/\">US Warships Have Withdrawn More Than 500km from Iran\u2019s Coast, Iran Vows Further Pushback<\/a> (WANA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/10\/15\/sinking-ships-2\/?mc_eid=e1ce968106\">Sinking Ships<\/a> (Reason)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/10\/16\/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz.htm\">Trump Says He Won\u2019t Use Nuclear Weapons or Send Ground Troops to Iran<\/a> (CNBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The approval came &#8216;after the Prime Minister promised to move forward with his disarmament plans and provided guarantees that these groups would not attack American interests in Iraq'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/live-blog\/live-blog-update\/us-approves-iraqi-government-integrating-iran-backed-factions-new?topic=War%2520on%2520Iran&amp;nid=448087&amp;fid=557836\">US Approves Iraqi Government Integrating Iran-backed Factions in New Cabinet<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe court is convinced that the defendant &#8230; 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