//The Wire//2300Z October 26, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: PENTAGON ANNOUNCES PREPAREDNESS PLANS REGARDING MILITARY BASES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. NETANYAHU ACCUSED OF TREASON FOR PLANNING OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS TO DELAY ELECTIONS. DIPLOMATIC VISITS TAKE PLACE IN IRAN AS GULF STATES SEEK TO CONTINUE EFFORTS TO DEESCALATE THE WAR.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Iran: Over the weekend, Iran conducted more ballistic missile tests, continuing the trend of earlier last week. Several launches of ballistic missiles were noted at several missile cities, as IRGC forces conducted tests of newer missile components that they have been able to develop and produce during the war. In Tehran, diplomatic endeavors continue as representatives from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey met to further de-escalation measures regarding the war, and to continue the dialog between all parties. Analyst Comment: This meeting is a big deal as this is the most public effort by Saudi Arabia to seek terms for peace. Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) sending his brother (the Defense Minister) to Tehran on peaceable terms is a diplomatic move that has not gone unnoticed by the United States and Israel. How this works out is anyone's guess, but many speculate that these are the initial first steps toward Saudi Arabia cutting a deal with the Iranians to pressure the Houthis to stop their attacks. Red Sea/HOA: Houthi attacks have intensified over the past few days, with substantial missile and drone attacks being reported along the Saudi East-West Pipeline. Abnormal flaring was observed at two pumping stations on Saturday, along with several large fires at petroleum storage depots as well. Russia: The Embassy in Tehran denied reports of evacuations over the weekend, stating that evacuations have not taken place and that they are operating as usual within Iran. Military flights continued over the weekend, however the exact nature of the cargo flights into Tehran is not known. Israel: As election day approaches, PM Netanyahu has stated that Iran has restarted their nuclear program, and are also planning to attack Israel to disrupt the elections tomorrow. Last night, former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman formally filed a request within the Knesset to open an investigation into PM Netanyahu on charges of treason, for his effort to restart the war with Iran to disrupt elections. Analyst Comment: At the eleventh hour, internal Israeli politics are rather important as the political situation cannot be extricated from the military situation. Many of Netanyahu's opponents within the Israeli government have countered his statements on Iranian attack plans, with many critics stating that he's fabricating the threat for political gain. Over the weekend, rumors emerged that Netanyahu had actually given the order to attack Iran, however IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir pushed back on the order. Some say that he requested the order in writing and dragged his feet on the implementation, while other sources claim he flat out refused the order entirely. At the moment these claims are unconfirmed, however that's what's on the front page of domestic Israeli news organizations on the eve of their election day. -HomeFront- Washington D.C. - The Pentagon announced a new initiative, Project FORTRESS, which is a preparedness plan to ensure that military bases within the United States could operate without any outside support for 90 days, in the event of enemy attack. This program is intended to come online within the next few years, with planning efforts beginning shortly. Analyst Comment: This plan was initially announced back in September as part of a list of other modernization programs, though at the time few details were released. The exact details of this plan have still not been released yet, but the plan seems to mostly center around electrical power needs. Pentagon officials are preparing for military bases to be able to function without electricity from the civilian power grid for at least three months. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comment: Preparedness is often a paradox. On one hand, preparing for emergencies is generally a good thing, and allows for citizens to easily weather a disaster as comfortably as possible. However, when governments dial up disaster planning (particularly military planning), one might be inclined to think that government officials are planning to do something that would require those preparedness efforts in the first place. As a result, it's a delicate balance to manage reasonable preparedness, without causing undue concern throughout the populace. In the case of Project FORTRESS and many other more recent Pentagon modernization programs, this balance has not been achieved because it is purely military in nature...there are no similar efforts to modernize civilian disaster preparedness agencies at the same scale and budget as this military project. The Pentagon primarily focusing this project on CONUS military bases is rather concerning, as it indicates that situations may arise which results in a loss of electrical power throughout the nation, for up to three months. Of course, 90 days is a nice round planning figure, but military bases storing enough diesel and gasoline to run generators for three months is a gargantuan planning effort all on it's own. More storage tanks will have to be built, more generators will have to be purchased, miniaturized nuclear reactors will be needed to be brought online, and an extremely substantial logistical effort will need to take place for this goal to be achieved. At minimum, if the military is internally planning to ensure their own survival during a 90-day blackout of all public utilities within the homeland, this would be a wise planning factor for prepared citizens to consider as well. Analyst: S2A1 Research: publish.obsidian.md/s2underg… NomadNet: 5fa68c88be727a0e1a250a75e5e79269 Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//