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Politics · Defense & national security · published 2026-10-15 · via Just Security

Daily Brief: Iran War, Maritime Incidents, and ICC-Related Court Ruling

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The roundup covers developments in the Iran war, including President Trump’s uncertainty about U.S. negotiating counterparts and reported military plans for possible strikes on Iranian energy and nuclear sites. It also notes two ship sinkings near the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanese support for keeping a U.N. peacekeeping mission. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from penalizing two U.S. organizations that support International Criminal Court investigations.

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Trump again expressed uncertainty about whom U.S. officials are negotiating with to end the Iran war, saying Iran’s conventional forces are depleted. U.S. officials described contingency plans that could include the GBU-43/B, Washington’s largest conventional air-dropped bomb, against Iranian energy and nuclear targets if combat resumes.

Near the Strait

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