US-Israel Plan Renewed Iran Strikes After Midterms — SkimNews
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- US and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28, killing Iran’s supreme leader in the opening strikes, and have since maintained a naval blockade exceeding 100 days.
- Pete Hegseth visited Israel this week to discuss renewed joint military strikes, with plans targeting Iran’s petrochemical facilities and nuclear sites.
- Trump pledged the US would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, effectively signaling a post-election timetable for escalation.
- Netanyahu, speaking at Dimona on October 21, declared that eliminating the Iranian regime is his directive to Israel’s military and intelligence agencies.
- Iran has adopted a new offensive doctrine allowing preemptive strikes and attacks on foreign bases hosting US or Israeli operations, warning of a global energy crisis if hostilities resume.
- Qatar, Pakistan, and Oman have maintained open mediation channels with Tehran, while Qatar has called for a regional security dialogue including Iran, Gulf states, Turkey, and Pakistan.
- Arab states are urged to reject US-Israeli 'divide and conquer' strategy by refusing to allow their territory to be used against Iran and conditioning normalization with Israel on Palestinian statehood.
Why it matters: The US and Israel are coordinating post-midterm war plans while Iran prepares asymmetric retaliation that could disrupt global energy markets; Arab states hold leverage to shift the calculus by withholding basing rights and rejecting normalization without Palestinian statehood, altering regional power dynamics.
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