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A.M. Edition for Oct. 22. As the U.S. and Israel signal a possible escalation, Middle Eastern mediators scramble to give new life to talks with Iran (wsj.com/world/middle-east/diplomats-race-to-he…). While President Trump said he won’t attack before the midterms, WSJ’s Middle East correspondent Benoit Faucon (wsj.com/news/author/benoit-faucon?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) said he’s recently sounded some hawkish notes. Plus, tech stocks sell off globally after a bevy of earnings releases (wsj.com/business/earnings/ibm-reports-higher-p…) from AI companies disappoint investors and put an abrupt stop to Wednesday’s relief rally. And Mark Zuckerberg agrees to stay (wsj.com/business/mark-zuckerberg-discussed-lea…) in California, for now, as Meta splits its stock (wsj.com/articles/metaplatforms-meta-3q-earning…) to potentially help him pay a future tax bill. Luke Vargas hosts.

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