Good Monday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today.

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• American intelligence and military officers are working on additional clandestine plans regarding Iran, pushed by the White House to develop new options that could help deter Tehran without escalating tensions into a full-out conventional war.

• United States Cyber Command conducted online attacks against an Iranian intelligence group that American officials believe helped plan the attacks against oil tankers in recent weeks, targeting the group as well as the country’s missile launch systems.

• Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has increased his power and influence with President Trump, but his hard-line policies on Iran are running into Mr. Trump’s isolationist instincts.