{"id":95436,"date":"2026-10-27T05:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95436"},"modified":"2026-10-27T05:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:54:59","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-27-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95436","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/27\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-netanyahu-iran-new-phase-of-war.html\">A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/oct\/26\/saudi-pakistani-turkish-delegation-iran-avert-flare-up-conflict-us\">Middle East Peace Held Back by US Insistence that Iran Is a Threat, Oman\u2019s Foreign Minister Says<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-912920\">IDF Stops Short of Denying Report Zamir, Netanyahu Clashed over Iran Strike Before Elections<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610271797\">Kuwait Sentences Three to Death over Iran-linked Plot to Kill Interior Minister<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/wbbm780\/news\/world\/iran-warships-naval-drills-south-africa-china-russia-f72e2d392c22fa6a92104dd1218e76ea\">Investigators Deliver Report on Why Iranian Warships Took Part in Naval Drills off South Africa<\/a> (WBBM)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iranwire.com\/en\/news\/159398-iran-saudi-arabia-turkey-and-pakistan-conclude-joint-tehran-summit\/\">Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan Conclude Joint Tehran Summit<\/a> (Iranwire)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2026\/04\/13\/these-us-jews-wanted-to-show-solidarity-with-palestinians-israel-deported-them\/\">These US Jews Wanted to Show Solidarity with Palestinians. Israel Deported Them<\/a> (RNS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under &#8220;understandings reached three years ago &#8230; Saudi Arabia was to provide direct financial assistance to the Houthis as part of efforts to reach a settlement&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.israelhayom.com\/2026\/10\/26\/saudi-arabia-reportedly-offers-houthis-1-billion-in-iran-brokered-deal-to-halt-attacks\/\">Saudi Arabia Reportedly Offers Houthis $1 Billion in Iran-brokered Deal to Halt Attacks<\/a> (Israel Hayom)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The Pakistani government\u2019s removal of the country\u2019s last opposition provincial government is the latest stage in a long-running confrontation between the military and former Prime Minister Imran Khan&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/pakistan-imran-khan-emergency-rule-khyber-pakhtunkhwa?publication_id=2510348&amp;post_id=222253398&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">Violent Crackdown in Northwest Pakistan Aims to Neutralize Party of Imran Khan<\/a> (Drop Site)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Closures challenge government claims that &#8220;the shortages in flour distribution had been addressed&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610269790\">Flour Shortages Force Bakeries to Close Across Iran<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imemc.org\/article\/israeli-forces-abduct-palestinians-destroy-home-and-memorials\/\">Israeli Forces Abduct Palestinians, Destroy Home and Memorials<\/a> (IMEMC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/10\/26\/everything-destroyed-hebron-businesses-count-cost-of-israeli-assault\">\u2018Everything Destroyed\u2019: Hebron Businesses Count Cost of Israeli Assault<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/israel-gaza-genocide-un-commission-9.7396540\">UN Commission Says Israel Has Continued to Commit Genocide in Gaza Since Truce<\/a> (CBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s claims of a fortune being made thanks to high oil prices certainly applies to him and his family &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-oil-gas-stocks-gain-millions-iran-war-democratic-report-finds\/https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-oil-gas-stocks-gain-millions-iran-war-democratic-report-finds\/\">As Trump Brags About U.S. Oil and Gas Company Profits, His Stocks Gained Millions During Iran War<\/a> (CBS News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while a new book accuses Jared Kushner of\u00a0 being&#8221;personally involved in MBZ&#8217;s mercenary operations&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2026\/10\/26\/new-book-says-jared-kushner-funneled-money-to-middle-east-mercenaries-kushner-denies-it\/\">New Book Says Jared Kushner Funneled Money to Middle East Mercenaries. Kushner Denies It<\/a>\u00a0(Reason)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;A Nyala resident said the attack took place at about 8pm (18:00 GMT) on Monday at a market in the north of the city, which serves as the de facto capital of Sudan\u2019s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/27\/drone-strike-kills-at-least-21-and-injures-40-in-sudans-nyala\">Drone Strike in Sudan\u2019s Nyala Kills at Least 21, Injures 40<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;When they exchanged emails with leadership at Penguin Random House about the editorial disputes, the authors were told: &#8216;Our concern is not accuracy'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/zionist-framing-palestinian-history-authors-pull-palestine-book-random-house\">&#8216;A Zionist Framing of Palestinian History&#8217;: Why a Book on Palestine Was Pulled from Its Publisher<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran war updates: A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War (NY Times) Middle East Peace Held Back by US Insistence that Iran Is a Threat, Oman\u2019s Foreign Minister Says (The Guardian) IDF Stops Short of Denying Report Zamir, Netanyahu Clashed over Iran Strike Before Elections [&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-95436","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\/95436","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=95436"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95439,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95436\/revisions\/95439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}