“Two men deny spying for Iran on Israeli embassy in London,” Iran International, 10-9-26.

“Iran and Houthis Try to Regain Upper Hand in Hormuz With Spate of New Attacks,” WSJ, 10-9-26.

“Iran’s Theory of Victory:  Tehran’s Fight for Great-Power Status in the Post-American Middle East,” Foreign Affairs, 10-9-26.  “Its officials may not see eye to eye on each tactic. But they share the same ambitions: evicting U.S. forces from the Persian Gulf, forcing Washington to remove all its sanctions, and getting the United States to accept that Iran is a great power. This agenda might sound overly audacious, given that Iran has been materially weakened. But the Islamic Republic thinks its aims are within reach. It believes its military can drive U.S. troops from the Persian Gulf by continuing to strike American bases directly and by getting Arab countries to push the United States to leave. It thinks that by wreaking havoc on energy markets, it can force Washington to lift economic restrictions, as well. Tehran’s theory of victory, in other words, is that it can hold out and inflict enough pain that the United States will end its containment of Iran.”

“Pentagon prepares 3-day intensive Iran strike option as Trump says no attack before midterms: NYT,” AA, 10-9-26.