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2026-10-23 18:17
OCTOBER SURPRISE: Iran’s new MIDDLE EAST plan to ‘mess with Trump’
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A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture.
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A further escalation would 'create nothing but losers', the French foreign minister warns after joint Istanbul meeting .
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Former Bush NSC senior director Michael Allen joins to analyze Russia's latest drone and missile attacks on Kyiv. He also discusses tensions in the Middle East as Iran threatens strikes on economic and civilian targets if the U.S. attacks.
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OCTOBER SURPRISE: Iran’s new MIDDLE EAST plan to ‘mess with Trump’
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European, Middle East ministers urge US-Iran diplomacy, not new attacks
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