Key insights
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US planning includes non-kinetic options: Pentagon briefings included cyber operations and psychological campaigns alongside potential air and missile strikes.
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US officials cited private Iranian outreach: Karoline Leavitt said an Iranian official contacted Steve Witkoff and said private messages differed from Tehran’s public stance.
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Information from inside Iran is constrained: An internet blackout and limits on international reporting were stated as obstacles to obtaining and verifying information.
Takeaways
The US administration is considering military, covert, and economic measures toward Iran while Iran’s crackdown continues and reported protester deaths rise.
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