Israel prepared to attack Iran without US – Netanyahu

October 19, 2026
The Israeli prime minister has pledged to overthrow Tehran’s government and made striking first a central principle of his security doctrine

Portents of Yet Another U.S. Debacle in Iran?

October 19, 2026
Eve Ottenberg
Donald “Blockade Everybody” Trump has said he is waiting till after the midterms to attack Iran again. This assault, he vows, will be the biggest blitz of the Iran War (though more recently he downplays the whole putative project), and he even rumbles that U.S. forces may invade (Ho! Ho!) But if it is the biggest, so will be Tehran’s response: so Israel would get barbecued, the remaining U.S. bases in the region would be obliterated, zero, zilch, nada, zip oil would leave the region and maybe an American aircraft carrier or two would be sunk. For all these reasons, Trump’s threatened blitzkrieg would be lunacy, and is very unlikely ever to happen. It’s such obvious lunacy, especially given that Tehran has defeated Washington pretty consistently so far, that one must wonder if this appearance of insanity isn’t the point, namely Richard Nixon’s “madman” approach to foreign policy.

Araghchi Says Iran’s Proposal To Open Strait of Hormuz Within Seven Days Is Still on the Table

October 18, 2026
Dave DeCamp

The Iranian diplomat also responded to Trump saying that he wanted to 'finish the job' against Iran