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Israel’s Channel 12, citing people familiar with the matter, reported on Oct. 13 that Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump have held multiple calls to discuss a possible large-scale US-Israel military strike on Iran before Israel’s Oct. 27 parliamentary vote and the US Nov. 3 midterms. The report says Netanyahu has pressed the case citing Iran’s “new worrying measures” in the nuclear sphere. Senior US officials told Channel 12 Trump asked relevant US agencies to “move forward and be prepared,” but the US has not made any substantive commitment; Trump has previously said he would not attack Iran before the midterms. The report adds there are differing views inside both governments and mediators including Qatar are awaiting Tehran’s response to recent US negotiation proposals.

Semafor reports the White House is actively discussing suspending U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine, but officials have not reached a decision. President Trump told reporters yesterday the U.S. is still sharing intelligence and said “we are helping them,” while stressing his goal to end Russia’s long-running action in Ukraine. A Trump administration official said Trump is “very angry” and could order a halt, though the official suggested any cutoff be limited to intelligence used to strike targets inside Russia. CIA Director Ratcliffe is reported to oppose stopping the sharing. Last year Trump briefly suspended intelligence cooperation after a tense Oval Office meeting with Zelenskiy; Zelenskiy recently said Ukraine received no partner intelligence during a recent Russian missile attack.