{"id":95405,"date":"2026-10-18T05:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95405"},"modified":"2026-10-18T05:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:36:05","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-18-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95405","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/18\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi to replace &#8220;Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed in a US-Israeli attack on a leadership compound on Feb 28&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-parliament-approves-new-defence-minister-mehrdad-akhlaghi-state-media\">Iran Parliament Approves New Defence Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi: State Media<\/a> (Straits Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but can he survive the US-Israeli assassination campaign?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/iran-s-president-hopes-defense-minister-nominee-can-survive-cites-us-assassination-list-\/4092409\">Iran\u2019s President Hopes Defense Minister Nominee Can \u2018Survive,\u2019 Cites US \u2018Assassination List\u2019<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/17\/world\/middleeast\/israeli-settlers-attack-palestinians-diplomats-west-bank.html\">Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and European Officials in West Bank<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/gaza-buries-remains-of-75-palestinians-recovered-from-rubble-of-homes-destroyed-by-israel\/4092485\">Gaza Buries Remains of 75 Palestinians Recovered from Rubble of Homes Destroyed by Israel<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/wbbm780\/news\/world\/mideast-israel-palestinians-houthis-october-18-2026-793087dde3cb4435c6b771bae28faff3\">US Ambassador to Israel Condemns Settler Attack on US Journalist, and Other Mideast News<\/a> (WBBM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The IRGC &#8220;said the oil tanker had turned off its GPS and radar systems and was seeking to cross the waterway through an &#8216;illegal&#8217; route&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadailyasia.com\/hk\/article\/641299\">Iran&#8217;s IRGC: 2nd Supertanker Explodes After Hitting Mine in Hormuz Strait<\/a> (China Daily)<\/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:\/\/newscord.org\/article\/metropolitan-police-rule-out-criminal-probe-into-sarah-helms-palestine-action-x--Story_20261018_UKpoliceruleoutprobe74ff6a8d\">Metropolitan Police Rule Out Criminal Probe into Sarah Helm\u2019s Palestine Action X Post<\/a> (Newscord)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;After a bride and groom shared their happiest day with demonstrators in London, the ensuing outrage revealed who is really afraid &#8211; and of what&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/opinion\/wedding-couple-who-broke-palestine-hate-march-myth\">The Wedding Couple Who Broke the &#8216;Palestine Hate March&#8217; Myth<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Four maritime security and Gulf oil shipping sources told Reuters that Iran had concealed these shipments in a growing number of ship-to-ship transfers conducted by other Gulf producers off the coast of Oman in recent weeks&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/egyptoil-gas.com\/news\/iran-exports-lpg-jet-fuel-despite-us-naval-blockade\/\">Iran Exports LPG, Jet Fuel Despite US Naval Blockade<\/a> (Egypt Oil &amp; Gas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;An attendee at a town hall in Caro, Michigan, repeatedly pressed El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood, &#8230; [then] walked out after the exchange as the crowd cheered for El-Sayed&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/10\/17\/politics\/abdul-el-sayed-muslim-brotherhood\">Abdul El-Sayed Disavows Muslim Brotherhood and Criticizes Implications that He Has \u2018Dual Loyalty\u2019<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[D]eep crises that leave their mark on political consciousness and memory&#8221;; in this case &#8220;as a result of the 1979 siege of the US embassy in Tehran and &#8230; as a result of historical US hostility and its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/opinions\/2026\/10\/18\/why-iran-us-negotiations-keep-failing\">Why Iran-US Negotiations Keep Failing<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s parliament approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi to replace &#8220;Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed in a US-Israeli attack on a leadership compound on Feb 28&#8221; &#8230; Iran Parliament Approves New Defence Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi: State Media (Straits Times) &#8230; but can he survive the US-Israeli assassination campaign? 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