IRAN WANTS A NEW REGIONAL SECURITY FRAMEWORK. JCFA's Iran Desk: Tehran is exploring cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, while Oman is promoting a non-aggression pact involving Gulf states, Iran and Iraq. But deep mistrust remains.

INTEL TO ACQUIRE ISRAELI QUANTUM SOFTWARE COMPANY FOR $2.2 BILLION. According to a report featured in JCFA’s Daily Alert, Intel is acquiring Israeli company Classiq, which is expected to become its global quantum computing development center.

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1.15 MILLION IRANIANS DISAPPEARED FROM EMPLOYEE INSURANCE ROLLS IN SIX MONTHS. Only about 300,000 reportedly joined unemployment benefit rolls. An Iranian official warns the country could lose up to 1.4 million jobs this year if the economy contracts by 7–8%.

IS IRAN PREPARING FOR WAR AFTER THE U.S. MIDTERMS? Reports circulating in Tehran suggest Gulf states have been warned to prepare for a possible short but intense U.S.-Israeli campaign after November 3. No U.S. decision to attack has been confirmed.

GAZANS ARE BEGINNING TO ASK: WHAT HAS HAMAS'S WEAPONRY ACHIEVED? An analysis of social media discourse in Gaza suggests that even some Hamas supporters are beginning to openly discuss disarmament as part of a deal to end the war and rebuild the Strip.

IS HEZBOLLAH LOSING A KEY ALLY IN LEBANON? JCFA senior researcher Yoni Ben Menachem examines growing tensions between Hezbollah and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, whose political standing could be weakened by the group's independent military actions.

EUROPE IS CLOSING FINANCIAL LOOPHOLES USED BY IRAN AND RUSSIA. JCFA senior researcher @EllaRosenberg8 explains how tighter payment verification, sanctions screening and fintech oversight could expose IRGC-linked networks and make sanctions evasion harder.

82 YEARS OF SALARY TO BUY ONE APARTMENT IN IRAN. An Iranian housing expert estimates that an average employee would need 82 years of wages to afford an 80-square-meter apartment. Bread and flour prices are also soaring as Iran’s cost-of-living crisis deepens.

IRAN'S ATTACK DOESN'T NEED MISSILES. Former Mossad official and JCFA researcher Sagiv Assulin warns that Tehran can achieve its objectives by fueling fear, division and expectations of war inside Israel. “We’re already in it without seeing a single bullet.”