Former national security adviser breaks down new U.S.-Iran threats

NPR | By Scott Detrow,

Megan Lim, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published October 26, 2026 at 4:06 PM CDT

President Trump has been threatening attacks on Iran after the midterms. Meanwhile, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton sent a memo warning of ramped up Iranian attacks on U.S. citizens.

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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Megan Lim

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

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Former national security adviser breaks down new U.S.-Iran threats

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