U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections: NYT
Officials say a short, intensive campaign could damage Iran’s economy and military capabilities while pressuring Tehran to change course in talks.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump stated the United States is no longer negotiating with Iran, suggesting a decisive development will occur "fairly soon," potentially after November 3 midterm elections.
- Reports of American and Israeli military preparations, including exercises involving flights over Iraq, have intensified as U.S. troops withdraw from bases in Jordan, Qatar, and Kuwait in recent days.
- Joint military exercises simulate potential strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, missile arsenals, and energy infrastructure, including the strategic islands of Kharg and Qeshm, according to reports.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week to discuss military options, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Tehran remains prepared for hostilities.
- These developments follow nearly eight months of conflict, with the naval arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warning that maritime provocations near the Strait of Hormuz could trigger wider regional responses.
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Mediators push for diplomatic breakthrough to avert US strikes on Iran – www.israelhayom.com
Middle East mediators are scrambling to revive talks with Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, as the US moves another aircraft carrier and Israel prepares plans for possible new strikes. Trump has threatened that the US and Israel “will soon finish the job” unless Iran changes course before midterm elections. The post Mediators push for diplomatic breakthrough to avert US strikes on Iran appeared first on www.israelhayom.com.
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For her part, White House Deputy Speaker Anna Kelly has assured that “the United States will not attack Iran at any time prior to the ‘midterms’.”
The attacks were reportedly planned for after the US midterm elections. America and Israel are said to have stepped up their exercises.
Representatives of the United States Armed Forces and Israel have developed a detailed plan for further attacks on Iran, to be carried out shortly after the US congressional elections scheduled for 3 November.
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