Shea Levin — text status

New U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that Iran has grown more confident after six months of war with the U.S., believing it now has a better understanding of its own military capabilities and the limits of American power, The NYT reports. Officials believe Tehran may be prepared to prolong the conflict and could escalate again, while also calculating that pressure on U.S. munitions supplies, disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and the political impact of the war ahead of the midterms could work in its favor.