The NYT is a megacorp news propaganda source heavily linked to the CIA, so this is an interesting report. The WSJ is a “conservative” news source featuring neocon propaganda as well, so this is conflicting information. Perhaps to lull Iran into feeling safer, or their goals have changed, or just standard conflicting information to confuse the public at large. And detestable warmonger Sen. Lyndsey Graham is kicking up the neocon rhetoric calling for attacking Iran, so perhaps DIA verses CIA with competing objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nSince Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel, Graham has been leading the charge in the US, calling for major escalations. On Monday, he said the US should bomb Iran <\/a>if Hamas kills Israelis it has captured and brought into Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor every Israeli or American hostage executed by Hamas, we should take down an Iranian oil refinery,\u201d Graham said. \u201cThe only way you\u2019re gonna keep this war from escalating is to hold Iran accountable.\u201d<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2023\/10\/11\/sen-graham-says-were-in-a-religious-war-calls-to-level-gaza\/<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\nIsraeli officials have said they have no evidence of Iranian involvement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
by Dave DeCamp <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The New York Times<\/em> reported on Wednesday<\/a> that US intelligence shows Iranian leaders were surprised by the Hamas attack on southern Israel and that no evidence has been found indicating Iran helped plan the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report reads: \u201cThese key Iranian officials did not know the attack was coming, according to the intelligence. The United States, Israel and key regional allies have not found evidence that Iran directly helped plan the attack, according to the US officials and another official in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The officials who spoke with the Times<\/em> would not name which Iranian leaders they were talking about but said they are people who would typically be aware of operations involving Iran\u2019s Quds Force, a branch of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that specializes in unconventional warfare, which includes working with foreign forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report said that Morgan Muir, a deputy Director of National Intelligence, told Congress in a briefing on Tuesday that there was no direct link between Iran and the Hamas attack. He also said US intelligence agencies had evidence contradicting assertions that Iran had helped plan the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n