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‘Whenever I want it to end’: U.S. tells Middle East allies to prepare for possible new strikes on Iran after the midterms
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U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm elections in the United States, as well as the possibility that Iran will attempt to retaliate against them, according to two diplomats briefed on the matter.
Key facts
- The Pentagon late last month deployed the USS Theodore Roosevelt, along with a series of amphibious landing ships with Marines aboard, roughly 9,000 troops in all, from San Diego to the Persian Gulf
- The cost of fighting the Iran war to American taxpayers has grown to $47.1 billion, according to the latest estimate the Pentagon has provided to Congress
- Late Wednesday, reports emerged that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had fired the Pentagon’s top military planner
- President Donald Trump has not made a final decision on whether to carry out new strikes against Iran, the diplomats stressed
Summary
Both of the diplomats spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment about the sensitive warnings conveyed by U.S. diplomats and defense officials. President Donald Trump has not made a final decision on whether to carry out new strikes against Iran, the diplomats stressed. Those threats and the fresh U.S. urgings for allies to prepare for potential retaliation are putting the region on alert that a return to major operations could now be on the horizon. The White House and U.S. officials declined to comment.