October 23rd, 2026: Israel Sends Dozens of Fighter Jets Toward Iran & Russia's Secret Cable Surveillance

US and Israeli planners are reportedly preparing a possible post-midterm strike campaign against Iran, though Trump hasn't authorized it.

• Iran strike planning: NYT reports US-Israel planners have drafted a ~3-day offensive against Iranian nuclear, missile/drone and energy targets, to begin after the November 3rd midterms, with 3 carriers, Marines, aircraft and special ops forces massing in-region by early November; Trump has not authorized it.
• Israeli jets probe Iran's border: Axios reports dozens of Israeli fighter jets flew 800+ miles via Syria/Iraq toward Iran's border and turned back, officially a deterrence exercise, though some US officials suspect Israel hoped to provoke Iranian fire as a pretext.

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