New U.S.-Israeli Plans to Attack Iran, and Trump’s Whistle-Blower Rewards Program

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<p>Plus, America’s newest national park.&nbsp;</p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/us-israel-renewed-iran-strikes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections</a>,<strong> </strong>by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi, Natan Odenheimer and Ronen Bergman</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/trump-whistle-blower.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Says He’ll Decide Who Gets Rewards From New Whistle-Blower Program</a>, by Luke Broadwater</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/politics/php-vulnerability-ai-openai-cybersecurity.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A.I. Discovered a Critical Security Flaw Underpinning Websites</a>, by Dustin Volz</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/technology/meta-penalty-new-mexico.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users on Privacy</a>, by Eli Tan and Cecilia Kang</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/business/elon-musk-spacex-tesla-merger.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SpaceX and Tesla Explore Merger to Create a De Facto Elon Inc.</a>, by Ryan Mac and Jack Ewing</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/travel/new-national-park-chiricahua.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">America Mints a New National Park, Elevating an Arizonan ‘Sky Island,’</a> by Ryley Ober</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/world/europe/uk-underground-headphones-commuters.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘People Are So Rude’: Can Britain Shhhh Headphone Dodgers on Trains?</a>, by Megan Specia</li></ul> <p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>