A New Level of Threat and Fear Risks Pushing the U.S. and Iran Back to Full War

New York Times Sunday 25 October 2026, 01:06 UTC By David E. Sanger, Julian E. Barnes, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Farnaz Fassihi and Eric Schmitt 1 min read

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A senior official in Iran took to social media in recent days to say the country was preparing to take on its adversaries with surprise attacks.

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