PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 22: The New York Times's sources report plans for fresh strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections. In other news, the French Senate publishes a 30-step proposal for how to "take back control", just days after protests gave way to riots. Also, how software engineers found and patched up bugs in the language that makes up 70 percent of the internet. Finally, the story of a man for whom what happened in Vegas did not stay there.
The New York Times immediately caveats its exclusive findings with a reminder that Donald Trump has "repeatedly cancelled plans to return to major combat", but it cites administration officials who believe one more major attack could be what pushes the Iranian economy to collapse and force diplomatic concessions. Officials also told New York Times journalists that joint training exercises between the US and Israel had been stepped up, and that a meeting had been held this week between Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
