US Drafting Plans For New Iran Strikes – Could Last Three Days, Target Facilities
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The United States is drawing up plans to strike Iran again after the midterms, potentially.
The report says the strikes would be a short but intense campaign targeting various sites in Iran.
The United States and Israel have developed detailed plans for renewed military strikes against Iran following the November 3 midterm elections, as American forces build up across the Middle East and the Pentagon quietly repositions troops amid fears of Iranian retaliation, according to reports Wednesday.
The plans include a “short, intense” military campaign potentially lasting three days, targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities, missile and drone arsenals, and energy infrastructure, the New York Times reported, citing American officials and others briefed on the preparations.
Some military planners believe a concentrated offensive could inflict enough damage on Iran’s already battered economy to force Tehran into concessions, although others question whether additional strikes would break the diplomatic deadlock.
American and Israeli forces have intensified joint exercises, including flights over Iraq rehearsing potential attacks, while a substantial U.S. military buildup is expected to be in place by early November.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Saudi Arabia.
This comes as fighting with the Houthis continues.
The Trump administration has ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia as deadly Houthi attacks intensify across the kingdom, raising the stakes as President Donald Trump weighs direct military action against the Iran-backed group.
State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott confirmed Wednesday that the mandatory departure order applies only to Saudi Arabia, pushing back on reports that Washington was preparing a broader evacuation of diplomatic personnel across the Gulf.
“The U.S. Department of State issued an ordered departure for non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia only,” Pigott said.
Defying experts, oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz have now surpassed even pre-war levels.
A new report detailed that oil exports from the Persian Gulf have surpassed levels recorded before the Iran war. But other factors, like sky-high tensions in the region, as well as increased freight costs resulting from ensuing dangers, are keeping prices elevated.
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Citing data from ship-tracking company Kpler, The Wall Street Journal noted that Middle East oil flows through Hormuz and alternative regional routes averaged more than 24 million barrels daily during the week ended October 18. That compared with he prewar average of 23.3 million barrels.
The United States is winning!
