@staunovo retweet (Wed Oct 21 06:42:52 +0000 2026): Original @HFI_Research (Wed Oct 21 05:48:35 +0000 2026): FT: While it remains unclear whether the US was meant to join the operation directly, one of the people familiar with the matter said it was “not an unreasonable scenario” that Israel and Washington would restart strikes in the coming weeks. “There will either be a deal or an attack,” the person said, suggesting the American goal was to force Iran to agree terms with the US as part of a deal over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear programme that would fully end the war.