# October surprise: Iran’s new Middle East plan to ‘mess with Trump’

https://mins.news/en/video/113089

- Fox News, 2026-10-23 16:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTnxEOw_-F0

> Former Bush NSC senior director Michael Allen analyzes Russia’s latest drone and missile attacks on Kyiv and discusses Middle East tensions, including Iran’s threat to strike economic and civilian targets if the U.S. attacks.

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