Coverage dated October 23, 2026 to October 26, 2026
New threats, fears risk pushing U.S., Iran back to full-scale war
Headline from The Columbian
WASHINGTON — Inside the Trump administration, officials are expressing fears that Iran is in the “advanced stages” of planning attacks against U.S. officials.
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As the prospect of renewed conflict looms, Tehran is escalating warnings that another war would impose prohibitive costs on Washington, its allies and global markets.
If the U.S. intelligence disclosed this past week is right that Iran has credible plans to attack Americans at home and abroad, such an attack could set off a conflagration.
WASHINGTON — Inside the Trump administration, officials are expressing fears that Iran is in the “advanced stages” of planning attacks against U.S. officials.
The conflict in the Middle East has entered a new phase in which a maelstrom of factors, from the political calendars in the United States and Israel to the potential for all sides to be seeking pretexts for action, are creating heightened levels of tension and risk.
The US director of national intelligence warned that Iran was in the “advanced stages” of planning attacks against American officials abroad, prompting personnel evacuations and heightening the risk of a return to all-out war.
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