The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.
“We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran,” an officer in US Central Command’s intelligence branch wrote in a message sent Wednesday to a broad group of military analysts, according to a source familiar with the message. A second source also said that a senior US military officer sent the message last week soliciting new ideas for how to deal with Iran.
The crowdsourcing-style query, which military officials said was unusual over email, is one sign of the limited — and potentially unpalatable —options available to Trump to force Iran into a deal on his terms. Hoping to find an alternative, the official at CENTCOM kicked off the brainstorming session via email to see if anyone had a better idea. The second source said CENTCOM is looking at everything, acknowledging it needs to reevaluate the strategy.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/us-military-iran-war-troops-punish
UKRAINE has given Vladimir Putin a major headache by dragging Iran towards the Ukraine war and giving Donald Trump a reason to tighten the screws on Moscow.
Kyiv’s daring drone strike on an Iranian military cargo ship in the Caspian Sea sparked threats from Tehran that may see two conflicts collide.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16782034/
Russia sends WW3 threat to attack US and UK – ‘We can kill you anytime’
The chilling comments towards the West and its leaders were aired on Russian State Media.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2235637/russia-sends-ww3-threat-attack
Huge drone strike near Putin’s £1billion palace as despot’s assassination fears soar
There was terror on a Russian beach today as a “downed” Ukrainian drone crashed and exploded onto sunbathers.
At least four people were killed and a dozen wounded as the unmanned plane exploded in Arkhipo-Osipovka.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2235661/huge-drone-strike-near-putins