LEAK REVEALS TRUMP DESPERATE HAIL MARY PLAN FOR IRAN IN MIDTERM AFTERMATH

What happened: A New York Times report says the US and Israeli militaries are drawing up plans to escalate the war with Iran after the US midterm elections, targeting energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and weapons arsenals. Why it matters: Former Pentagon official Dana Stroul said the conventional campaign and sanctions have not brought Iran back to the negotiating table, and neither Trump nor Netanyahu has made a case for how more war changes that. Key numbers: The war is in its 8th month. Trump vowed in a Truth Social post not to attack Iran before the midterms.

A New York Times report says the US and Israeli militaries are drawing up plans to escalate the war with Iran after the US midterm elections, targeting energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and weapons arsenals.

Former Pentagon official Dana Stroul said the conventional campaign and sanctions have not brought Iran back to the negotiating table, and neither Trump nor Netanyahu has made a case for how more war changes that. Key numbers: The war is in its 8th month. Trump vowed in a Truth Social post not to attack Iran before the midterms.