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Washington warned several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for a short, intense military campaign against Iran following the midterm elections

October 28, 2026

The Jerusalem Post reports that Washington has reportedly warned several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for a short, intense military campaign against Iran following the midterm elections, according to people briefed on the conversations.

The Times of Israel reports that the agency had been unable to verify the status of Iran’s stockpile of near-weapons-grade uranium since US strikes on its nuclear facilities in June 2025. Live: Israeli exit polls suggest no clear winner in pivotal general election - BBC, Fortune and The Times of Israel report. US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that the Iran war will end "whenever I want it to," but insists that Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon, CNBC reports.

The Jerusalem Post reports that Washington has reportedly warned several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for a short, intense military campaign against Iran following the midterm elections, according to people briefed on the conversations.

NPR reports that US President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. The bulk of the costs was reportedly for munitions replacements at $29 billion, CNBC and The Times of Israel report.

The Times of Israel and Fortune report that Washington shifts troops away from vulnerable bases and sends Patriot battery to region; UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has not rebuilt struck sites; US war costs pass $47 billion.

The Times of Israel reports that the agency had been unable to verify the status of Iran’s stockpile of near-weapons-grade uranium since US strikes on its nuclear facilities in June 2025. Live: Israeli exit polls suggest no clear winner in pivotal general election - BBC, Fortune and The Times of Israel report. US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that the Iran war will end "whenever I want it to," but insists that Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon, CNBC reports. The Patriot system, which includes radar equipment, an engagement control station, missile launchers, and interceptor missiles, is being deployed to strengthen American defenses amid preparations for a potential escalation, The Jerusalem Post reports. The heads-up comes as US forces in the region are already stocking up on munitions and preparing bombers and fighter jets for fresh strikes, in hopes of pushing Tehran toward negotiations, sources told the Wall Street Journal, New York Post reports. Currently, Trump's approval ratings stand at 32%, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Monday, CNBC reports. According to The Jerusalem Post, a US official said on October 1 that the USS Theodore Roosevelt and additional Marine personnel were being sent to the region, expanding Washington's military options. The Jerusalem Post reports that additionally, US forces have been replenishing their munitions stockpiles, while officials said bomber aircraft and fighter jets are being prepared for possible strikes. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday goes onboard the USS George Washington as it operates in the Arabian Sea, conducting missions in the US war against Iran, WSJ reports. A little over a decade later, Kohn looked on as Warsh, his close former colleague, invoked the spirit of these hikes—walking hikes, not interest rate hikes—in his inaugural speech as central bank chairman at Jackson Hole in August, Fortune reports. But the war’s economic impact on Americans had increasingly become a political issue ahead of the November 3 midterms, with rising fuel prices and the prolonged conflict weighing on his Republican Party, The Times of Israel reports. At the time, Kohn was the vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and, for his part, was unaware that his infamously rigorous expeditions had earned a nickname—"death march"—among his peers, Fortune reports.

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CNBC reports that US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that the Iran war will end "whenever I want it to," but insists that Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Obama mocked Trump’s gold White House as a Cheesecake Factory, Fortune reports. Fortune reports that Trump’s immigration policy is so harmful to talent that Anthropic mentioned it as a risk factor in its historic IPO - Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez.

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